Compare towns
Cornish vs Sidney vs Levant vs Sebago
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 youngest population (median age 39).
Sidney has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Sidney | Levant | Sebago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
4,790Highest |
3,069 |
2,073 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
39.7±2.2 11% below ME |
40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
| Sidney 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% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sidney and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish and Sebago 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 |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
| Levant and Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$298,000±$46k about the ME average |
| Sidney and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
$1,370±$120 20% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
| Sebago and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,543 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Cornish 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1995 18 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 27% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Sidney 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 18 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Sebago Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.