Compare towns
Palmyra vs Sullivan vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).
Sullivan has the most people working from home (12.6%).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Palmyra | Sullivan | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,209Highest |
1,246Lowest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
47.1±15 5% above ME |
54.3±7Highest 21% above ME |
| St. Albans and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Palmyra and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| St. Albans and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,543±$17k 19% below ME |
$59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$65,600±$23kHighest 12% below ME |
| St. Albans and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
$194,000±$28k 35% below ME |
| Sullivan and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
$883±$114 22% below ME |
$1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
| St. Albans and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
$1,915 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±14.9 ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Sullivan and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | — |
| High school in town | — | Sumner Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.