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Starks vs Sangerville vs Danforth vs New Vineyard
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 highest household income ($64k).
Sangerville has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Danforth has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% 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 | Sangerville | Danforth | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 556Lowest |
1,136Highest |
666 |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
| Sangerville and Danforth 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% |
14.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Danforth 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% |
12.6% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$50,313±$14k 33% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
| Starks and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$124,000±$40k 58% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$190,000±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$850±$136 25% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$925±$490 19% below ME |
| Starks and New Vineyard 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 |
$1,349 56% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.2% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 33% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Sangerville 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.