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Montville vs Appleton vs Sullivan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montville has the highest household income ($66k).
Appleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Sullivan has the most homeowners (85.2%).
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 | Montville | Appleton | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 907Lowest |
1,360Highest |
1,246 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45±6Lowest about the ME average |
49.2±7.4Highest 10% above ME |
47.1±15 5% above ME |
| Appleton and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Montville and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Appleton and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,735±$9kHighest 12% below ME |
$53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
$59,643±$14k 20% below ME |
| Montville and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$27kLowest 25% below ME |
$235,600±$33kHighest 21% below ME |
$222,000±$33k 25% below ME |
| Appleton and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $847±$18Lowest 26% below ME |
$1,104±$82Highest 3% below ME |
$883±$114 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,588 15% below ME |
$3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$2,228Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.1%±27.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Appleton and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% ME: 10.7% |
9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Appleton Public Schools | RSU 24 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sumner Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.