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Bethel vs Sebago
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethel has the most people working from home (27.7%).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
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 | Bethel | Sebago |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,617Highest |
2,073Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.2±6.4Highest 12% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Bethel and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.3%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,929±$23kLowest 21% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
| Sebago and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $344,900±$37kHighest 16% above ME |
$298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
| Bethel and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$43Lowest 24% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,835Highest 7% below ME |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.3%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 5% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 27.7%±8.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bethel and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 44/MSAD 44 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | Telstar High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.