Compare towns
Franklin vs Newburgh vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most renters (23.2% rent).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Franklin | Newburgh | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,628 |
1,475Lowest |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Franklin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Sidney and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Sidney and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Sidney and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,231Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 18% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Franklin 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 |
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| 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.