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Ripley vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripley has the highest household income ($65k).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Ripley | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 436Lowest |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Highest 6% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
| Ripley and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ripley and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$13kHighest 13% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Ripley and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,300±$33kLowest 51% below ME |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
| Strong and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$281Highest 4% below ME |
$920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
| Ripley and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±73.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Strong and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 28% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.