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Castle Hill 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
Castle Hill has the shortest commute (19 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 | Castle Hill | Sumner | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 281 |
845Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
56.1±8.4 25% above ME |
53.6±18.5Lowest 20% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±5.8Lowest 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+ | 44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Castle Hill and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Castle Hill and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,250±$14k 27% below ME |
$57,750±$19kHighest 23% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Sumner and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
$150,000±$73k 49% below ME |
$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
| Wade and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$574 17% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | — |
| High school 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.