Compare towns
Stow vs Moose River
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stow has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Moose River has the most kids (32.3% 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 | Stow | Moose River |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 535Highest |
248Lowest |
| Median age | 57±10.5Highest 27% above ME |
32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 37.9%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Moose River and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
$76,324±$9kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$42kHighest 10% above ME |
$144,900±$31kLowest 51% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,304Highest 9% above ME |
$928Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Stow and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 51 minHighest 109% above ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Stow and Moose River 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.