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Winter Harbor vs Stoneham vs Rangeley
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%).
Rangeley has the most expensive homes ($425k 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 | Winter Harbor | Stoneham | Rangeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 493 |
271Lowest |
792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 64.6±5.5Highest 44% above ME |
60.6±7.1Lowest 35% above ME |
64.3±3.2 44% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.9%±4.3Lowest 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%±18.8 ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
49.1%±10.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rangeley and Winter Harbor 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% |
33.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±8.5 ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±2Lowest 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±$27k 15% below ME |
$58,243±$23kLowest 22% 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±$32k 24% below ME |
$424,700±$47kHighest 43% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $818±$433 28% below ME |
$1,125±$383Highest about the ME average |
$671±$119Lowest 41% below ME |
| 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 |
$2,482Highest 18% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±37.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
62.6%±31.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
1.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 18% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.8Lowest 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.