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Winter Harbor vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winter Harbor has the highest household income ($86k).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
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 | Winter Harbor | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 493Highest |
271Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 64.6±5.5Highest 44% above ME |
60.6±7.1Lowest 35% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stoneham and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 47.3%±18.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Winter Harbor and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±8.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$38kHighest 15% above ME |
$63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
| Winter Harbor and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,500±$43kLowest 29% below ME |
$226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
| Stoneham and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $818±$433Lowest 28% below ME |
$1,125±$383Highest about the ME average |
| Stoneham and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,422Lowest 53% below ME |
$1,426Highest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±37.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.