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Starks vs Limestone vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has grown the fastest since 2010 (-7.3%).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Blaine has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Limestone | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
1,579Highest |
706 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
45.3±4.9Lowest about the ME average |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
| Starks and Blaine 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% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Limestone 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% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Blaine 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 |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$80,707±$24kHighest 8% above ME |
| Blaine 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±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$754±$233 34% below ME |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Starks and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348 56% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Limestone 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% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.