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Smyrna vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smyrna has the most kids (33.2% under 18).
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 | Smyrna | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 380Lowest |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 31±9.6Lowest 31% below ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 10.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Strong and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,750±$19kHighest 23% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Smyrna and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,100±$10kLowest 61% below ME |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $425±$63Lowest 63% below ME |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Strong and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 37% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.4%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Smyrna 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.