Compare towns
Hampden vs Sedgwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
Sedgwick has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
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 | Hampden | Sedgwick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
1,274Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
52.4±4.2Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$70,446±$14kLowest 6% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$336,200±$49kHighest 13% above ME |
| Sedgwick and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,048±$770Lowest 8% below ME |
| Hampden and Sedgwick 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 |
$2,545Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sedgwick 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% |
16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Sedgwick 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | Sedgwick Public Schools |
| 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.