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Springfield vs Starks vs Lee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Starks has the youngest population (median age 46.7).
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
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 | Springfield | Starks | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310Lowest |
556 |
925Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
51.5±11.5 15% above ME |
| Springfield and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lee and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lee and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3% ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lee and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
| Starks and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$174,500±$25kHighest 41% below ME |
| Lee and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,063±$301 7% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
$1,547Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 21% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| 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.