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Greene vs Sumner vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Wales has the most kids (30.2% 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 | Greene | Sumner | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
845Lowest |
1,924 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$250,400±$28k 16% below ME |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
— | $1,154±$64Lowest about the ME average |
| Greene and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,578 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Sumner 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 10 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.