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Winter Harbor vs Stoneham vs Northfield
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%).
Northfield has the most kids (11.4% 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 | Winter Harbor | Stoneham | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 493Highest |
271 |
263Lowest |
| 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 |
62.1±16.2 39% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield 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%±7.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Northfield and Stoneham 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%±17.8 ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±8.5 ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest 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 |
$68,333±$52k 9% below ME |
| Winter Harbor and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,500±$43k 29% below ME |
$226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
$198,600±$64kLowest 33% 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 |
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| 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 |
$1,426 53% below ME |
$1,773Highest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±37.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest 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.