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Thorndike vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thorndike has the most kids (49.8% under 18).
Strong has the oldest population (median age 47.5).
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 | Thorndike | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,403Highest |
1,249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Strong and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$88kHighest 31% below ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Thorndike and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
| Strong and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Thorndike and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | Mt View High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.