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Sabattus vs Bowerbank
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sabattus has the oldest population (median age 63.4).
Bowerbank has the most people working from home (30.5%).
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 | Sabattus | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 134Lowest |
211Highest |
| Median age | 63.4±31.8Highest 42% above ME |
58.3±17.3Lowest 30% above ME |
| Sabattus and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±23.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowerbank and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 47%±15.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.4%±22.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $93,125±$30k 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,300±$105kHighest 28% below ME |
$199,500±$125kLowest 33% below ME |
| Sabattus and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,286Highest 25% below ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
94.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 48 min 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±26.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Sabattus 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 | #129 of 133 in ME | — |
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| 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.