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Embden vs Searsmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Embden has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
Searsmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Embden | Searsmont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 995Lowest |
1,646Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
44.5±9.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Searsmont and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$87,000±$20kHighest 16% above ME |
| Searsmont and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$59kLowest 42% below ME |
$284,000±$31kHighest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $940±$311 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,788Highest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±41.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Searsmont and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±10.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.