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Franklin vs Sebec
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).
Sebec has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Sebec |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,628Highest |
547Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46±9.3Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±7.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Sebec and Franklin 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% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec and Franklin 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% |
20.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Sebec 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% |
32%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebec and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
$233,000±$40kLowest 21% below ME |
| Franklin and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$306 22% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,231Highest 27% below ME |
$1,810Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Sebec 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebec and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.