Compare towns
Crystal vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Sidney has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Crystal | Sidney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 247Lowest |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±11.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sidney and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,200±$60kLowest 56% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
$1,340±$304Lowest 18% above ME |
| Crystal and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $943Lowest 69% below ME |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sidney and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 10% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Crystal 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 |
| School district | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.