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Sabattus vs Starks vs Turner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sabattus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Turner has the most expensive homes ($285k 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 | Sabattus | Starks | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,116 |
556Lowest |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
| Sabattus and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Starks and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1% ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $180,000±$39k 39% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $949±$23 17% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| Starks and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,151 29% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,294Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±51Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
89.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #129 of 133 in ME | — | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.