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Starks vs Baldwin vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
Blaine has the most kids (24.1% 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 | Starks | Baldwin | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
1,170Highest |
706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
46.3±17Lowest 3% above ME |
| Baldwin and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$80,707±$24kHighest 8% above ME |
| Blaine and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
— | $691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Starks and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.