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Sangerville vs Starks vs Dover-Foxcroft
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sangerville has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
Starks has the most homeowners (90%).
Dover-Foxcroft has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Sangerville | Starks | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,136 |
556Lowest |
4,506Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
| Sangerville and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Sangerville and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
28.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,313±$14kLowest 33% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
| Starks and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,000±$40kLowest 58% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$162,600±$12kHighest 45% below ME |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$136Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$880±$97 23% below ME |
| Starks and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,349 56% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,916Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 18% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Dover-Foxcroft 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 | — | — | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| 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.