Compare towns
Cornish vs Sebago vs Stetson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Stetson has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
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 | Cornish | Sebago | Stetson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803 |
2,073Highest |
1,151Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
42.2±5.1Highest 6% below ME |
| Stetson and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stetson and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stetson and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$76,023±$28k about the ME average |
| Sebago and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$205,700±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148 5% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$800±$377Lowest 30% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309 24% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
73.7%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stetson and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Stetson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sebago Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.