Compare towns
Porter vs Sebago vs Hodgdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Porter | Sebago | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746 |
2,073Highest |
1,428Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Sebago and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$695±$426Lowest 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841 39% below ME |
$2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 30% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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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.