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Ludlow vs Sangerville vs Amity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Amity has the most kids (26.8% 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 | Ludlow | Sangerville | Amity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 444 |
1,136Highest |
395Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
| Sangerville and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Amity and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
13.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$50,313±$14kLowest 33% below ME |
$65,000±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
| Amity and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56k 55% below ME |
$124,000±$40kLowest 58% below ME |
$155,000±$57kHighest 48% below ME |
| Amity and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
$850±$136Lowest 25% below ME |
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| Ludlow and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655Highest 45% below ME |
$1,349 56% below ME |
$1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 15% below ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Ludlow 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.