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Starks vs Weston vs Ludlow
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).
Weston has the oldest population (median age 55.1).
Ludlow has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
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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 | Weston | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Highest |
275Lowest |
444 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
46.1±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Weston and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Starks 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% |
21.8%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Weston 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% ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ludlow and Weston 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 |
$58,942±$7kLowest 21% below ME |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow 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 |
$171,700±$26kHighest 42% below ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
| Weston 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 |
— | $988±$111Lowest 13% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow 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 |
$1,500 51% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston 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% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
| Weston and Ludlow 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.