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Strong vs Springfield
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 people working from home (18.5%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,249Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
| Springfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Strong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME |
| Springfield 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±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.