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Bowdoin vs Sabattus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Sabattus has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Bowdoin | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,188Lowest |
5,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
| Sabattus and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $949±$23 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sabattus and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1990Lowest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Bowdoin 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.