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Hampden vs Sabattus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the highest household income ($112k).
Sabattus has the most affordable homes ($180k median).
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 | Hampden | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
5,116Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
| Hampden and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sabattus and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Hampden 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.