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Addison vs Sumner vs Wade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
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 | Addison | Sumner | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045Highest |
845 |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
53.6±18.5Lowest 20% above ME |
| Sumner and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Sumner and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Addison and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
$57,750±$19kHighest 23% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Sumner and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28kHighest 45% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Addison and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 11% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 10 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.