Compare towns
Minot vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minot has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Minot | Sidney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,794Lowest |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49±6.1Highest 9% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Minot and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Minot and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,655±$17kHighest 28% above ME |
$83,488±$10kLowest 12% above ME |
| Minot and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,900±$26kLowest about the ME average |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Sidney and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$801Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Sidney and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,602Highest 14% below ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±40.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Minot and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Lowest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Minot and Sidney 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 | #78 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 16 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.