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Industry vs Morrill vs Sumner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Industry | Morrill | Sumner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988Highest |
914 |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Sumner and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19k 16% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
| Morrill and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
$214,000±$18kHighest 28% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
| Morrill and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137Highest 8% below ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
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| Industry and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 min 67% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 71 | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.