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Rangeley vs Stow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rangeley has the highest household income ($58k).
Stow has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Rangeley | Stow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 792Highest |
535Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 64.3±3.2Highest 44% above ME |
57±10.5Lowest 27% above ME |
| Rangeley and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 3.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 49.1%±10.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
37.9%±17.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Rangeley and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stow and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,243±$23kHighest 22% below ME |
$42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rangeley and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,700±$47kHighest 43% above ME |
$326,400±$42kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $671±$119 41% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,482Lowest 18% below ME |
$3,304Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.6%±31.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Rangeley and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minLowest 65% above ME |
51 minHighest 109% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stow and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.