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A town of 556.

Population
556
−7.3% since 2010
Median home value
$149K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
46.7
years
Jobs based here
8
A commuter town
Small town

556 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Starks

Most working residents leave Starks for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Skowhegan (14%), Waterville (12%) and Augusta (11%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Starks0%
Skowhegan14%
Waterville12%
Augusta11%
Farmington4%
21 mi
median commute distance
8
jobs based in Starks
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Starks has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

74″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–30°
Spring31–52°
Summer55–77°
Fall38–57°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Starks is

Starks beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.

32 measures vs. Maine
0 better14 too close to call18 worse
What stands outStarksME
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.1%14.8%
More smokers20.2%14.4%
More adults with COPD11.4%8.4%
Redington Fairview General Hospital
11.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

5.3% of Starks is conserved land

9.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

5.3%conserved
Map of Starks: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
5.3%
conserved · 1,086 of 20,362 acres
9.0 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Starks for work

Where Starks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → Skowhegan Skowhegan 14% 12% → Waterville Waterville 12% 11% → Augusta Augusta 11% 4% → Farmington Farmington 4% 4% → Madison Madison 4% 4% → Oakland Oakland 4% Starks · 0% stay
8jobs based in Starks
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Anson Road sunset
2022 · Anson Road sunset · Wikimedia Commons
Starks’s story

Starks in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Starks, Maine 1914. The home of Earl and Bessie Ultz. Later, it became the home of Leland FerrandLemon Stream Dam in Starks, Maine, 2024
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Famous people from Starks

3 notable people were born in Starks.

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About Starks

Town in Maine, United States

Official town website ↗

Starks is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The town was named after General John Stark of the Revolutionary War. The population was 593 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
593
Area
32 sq mi
Elevation
348 ft
Area code
207

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