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Strong vs Tremont
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 affordable homes ($184k median).
Tremont has the most expensive homes ($407k 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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,249Lowest |
1,508Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Strong and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Strong 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% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Tremont 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 |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Tremont and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont 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 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.