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Starks vs Strong vs Troy
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).
Strong has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Troy has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.2%).
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 | Strong | Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
1,249Highest |
984 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
49.3±13.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Troy and Strong 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% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Troy and Strong 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% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Strong 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% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Troy and Strong 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 |
$47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
| Starks and Strong 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 |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$213,000±$31kHighest 28% below ME |
| Troy and Strong 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 |
$920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
| Troy 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 |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,752 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Troy and Starks 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 33% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Troy and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.