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Newburgh vs Solon vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Solon has the most people working from home (9.1%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Newburgh | Solon | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,475Highest |
963 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
45.9±5.4 about the ME average |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Solon and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$69,205±$20k 7% below ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Newburgh and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$183,600±$12k 38% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219 17% below ME |
$915±$100Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,854 39% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 23% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Solon and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.