Compare towns
Sabattus vs Augusta vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sabattus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Wales has the most kids (30.2% 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 | Sabattus | Augusta | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,116 |
19,077Highest |
1,924Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,387±$6k 21% below ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$77,004±$5kHighest 3% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
$201,000±$18k 32% below ME |
$250,400±$28kHighest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $949±$23 17% below ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,154±$64Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,465 19% below ME |
$2,578Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±51Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2% ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.5%±10.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 04 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9Highest |
11.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.