Compare towns
Strong vs Mount Chase vs Sullivan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most renters (15.4% rent).
Mount Chase has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
Sullivan has the highest household income ($60k).
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 | Strong | Mount Chase | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,249Highest |
280Lowest |
1,246 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
47.1±15Lowest 5% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$59,643±$14kHighest 20% below ME |
| Sullivan and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
| Sullivan and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276 19% below ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950 36% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sullivan and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 24 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Sumner Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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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.