What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sabattus has the most affordable homes ($214k median).

Newry has the most kids (13.6% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Sabattus	Newry
People
Population	134Lowest	177Highest
Median age	63.4±31.8Highest 42% above ME	61.1±5Lowest 36% above ME
	Sabattus and Newry 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%	13.6%±12.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Newry 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%	42.4%±14.1Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Sabattus and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%	37.8%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	16.4%±22.5Highest ME: 5.8%	2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Sabattus and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$67,000±$23k 10% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$214,300±$105kLowest 28% below ME	$307,700±$69kHighest 4% above ME
	Newry and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,125±$666 about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,286Lowest 25% below ME	$2,438Highest 20% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	25%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	16.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ME: 74.3%	89.7%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME	1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	25 min about the ME average
Work from home	0%±26.2Lowest ME: 15.9%	11.8%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9%
	Newry 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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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.