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Starks vs Brooks vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Brooks | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
1,208 |
1,475Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Starks and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Brooks 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% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Starks 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Brooks 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 |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Brooks and Starks 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 |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Newburgh 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% |
19.1% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.