Compare towns
Dover-Foxcroft vs Sangerville vs Sebec
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover-Foxcroft has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Sangerville has the most affordable homes ($124k median).
Sebec has the most expensive homes ($233k 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 | Dover-Foxcroft | Sangerville | Sebec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,506Highest |
1,136 |
547Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
49.3±7.6 10% above ME |
| Sangerville and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sangerville and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2% ME: 36.2% |
12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
$50,313±$14kLowest 33% below ME |
$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebec and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,600±$12k 45% below ME |
$124,000±$40kLowest 58% below ME |
$233,000±$40kHighest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97Highest 23% below ME |
$850±$136Lowest 25% below ME |
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| Dover-Foxcroft and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,916Highest 37% below ME |
$1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,810 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sangerville and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
20 min 18% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Sebec 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 | #89 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.