Compare towns
Monroe vs New Sharon vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
New Sharon has the most affordable homes ($171k median).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Monroe | New Sharon | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001 |
1,550Highest |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6% ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±7 about the ME average |
43.9±8.9Highest about the ME average |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
| New Sharon and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Sharon and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
$63,889±$21kLowest 15% below ME |
$74,250±$18k about the ME average |
| Monroe and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,300±$57kHighest 26% below ME |
$171,200±$21kLowest 42% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Monroe and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
$961±$55Lowest 16% below ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
| Monroe and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,207 27% below ME |
$1,889Lowest 38% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±47.8 ME: 48.4% |
61%±38Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Sharon and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 28% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe and New Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 09 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None 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.