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Smithfield vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithfield has the highest household income ($108k).
Strong has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
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 | Smithfield | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 856Lowest |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
| Smithfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Smithfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,800±$15kHighest 18% below ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$358Highest about the ME average |
$920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
| Smithfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Smithfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 32% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Smithfield and Strong 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.