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Starks vs Whiting 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).
Whiting has the oldest population (median age 50).
Blaine has the most kids (24.1% 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 | Whiting | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556 |
506Lowest |
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 |
50±5Highest 12% above ME |
46.3±17Lowest 3% above ME |
| Whiting 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% |
17.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Whiting 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% |
27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Whiting 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% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Whiting 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 |
$55,263±$2kLowest 26% 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±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$214,200±$52kHighest 28% below ME |
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| Whiting 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 |
$600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
$691±$303 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 | $1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,728 43% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Whiting 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
22 min 10% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Blaine and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Whiting Public Schools | — |
| High school 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.