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Starks vs Springfield 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 the most renters (10% rent).
Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Springfield | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556 |
310Lowest |
706Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
46.3±17Lowest 3% above ME |
| Springfield and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Springfield 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% |
21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Starks 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 |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% 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 |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
— |
| Starks and Springfield 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 |
— | $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 | $1,348 56% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 20%±100Lowest 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% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield 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.