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Brownfield vs Dexter vs Sebago
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Dexter has the most affordable homes ($171k median).
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 | Brownfield | Dexter | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,830Lowest |
3,822Highest |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
51±6.8Highest 14% above ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Dexter and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dexter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Dexter and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
$51,845±$18kLowest 31% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
| Sebago and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,500±$36k 3% below ME |
$170,600±$52kLowest 42% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebago and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$838±$119Lowest 26% below ME |
$1,533±$292 35% above ME |
| Brownfield and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,976Highest about the ME average |
$2,186Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 80% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
37 min 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±8 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Dexter 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 | — | #113 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | MSAD 46 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Dexter Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.