Compare towns
Exeter vs Sebago vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Baldwin has the shortest commute (32 min average).
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 | Exeter | Sebago | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
2,073Highest |
1,170 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Exeter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Exeter and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Sebago and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
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| Sebago and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
32 minLowest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sebago Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.