Compare towns
Dummer vs Newburgh vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
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 | Dummer | Newburgh | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
1,475 |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
45.8±5.7 18% above U.S. |
43±5.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newburgh and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$76,750±$10kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$83,488±$10k 3% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$244,600±$20k 26% below U.S. |
$336,200±$34kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$219Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,340±$304Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Sidney and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Highest 7% below U.S. |
$2,748 12% below U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±13.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newburgh and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sidney and Dummer 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 History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.