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Baileyville vs Sumner vs Alexander
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Alexander has the highest household income ($94k).
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 | Baileyville | Sumner | Alexander |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,339Highest |
845 |
553Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.5±12.6Lowest 6% above ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
52.8±4.2 18% above ME |
| Sumner and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
24.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Alexander and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$19k 20% below ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$93,750±$10kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$150,000±$73k 49% below ME |
$193,800±$54kHighest 35% below ME |
| Alexander and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $873±$143 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
$2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,781 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 53% below ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
18 min 26% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Baileyville Public Schools | RSU 10 | Alexander Public Schools |
| High school in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.