Compare towns
Porter vs Somerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
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 | Somerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,746Highest |
837Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
| Porter and Somerville 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
| Somerville 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±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
| Porter and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,583±$265 39% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Porter 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% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 12 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.