Compare towns
Old Town vs Sidney vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Sidney has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Bradley has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
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 | Old Town | Sidney | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
4,790 |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
50.9±15.7Highest 14% above ME |
| Bradley and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
22%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$62,813±$23k 16% below ME |
| Sidney and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26k 30% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$168,900±$21kLowest 43% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100Lowest 13% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$1,034±$485 9% below ME |
| Sidney and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153Highest 4% above ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$1,735Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±25.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±9.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Old Town 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 | #56 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 34 | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.