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Strong vs Stoneham vs New Vineyard
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).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% 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 | Strong | Stoneham | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,249Highest |
271Lowest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
47.5±9.5Lowest 6% above ME |
| Stoneham 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% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard 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% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham and New Vineyard 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% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Strong 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 |
$63,750±$27kHighest 15% below ME |
$61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
| Stoneham and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
| Stoneham and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,125±$383Highest about the ME average |
$925±$490 19% below ME |
| Stoneham and New Vineyard 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 |
$1,426Lowest 53% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Stoneham 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 | — | — |
| 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.