Compare towns
Exeter vs Sidney vs St. Agatha
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).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
St. Agatha has the shortest commute (23 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 | Sidney | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
4,790Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
55.3±8.6Highest 23% above ME |
| St. Agatha and Exeter 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% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| St. Agatha 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% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Sidney 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 |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$75,417±$34kLowest about the ME average |
| Exeter and Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$187,500±$47k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$435±$176Lowest 62% below ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
$1,617 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Agatha 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Exeter 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 | RSU 33/MSAD 33 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wisdom Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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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.