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Sabattus vs Bangor vs Sabattus
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 most people working from home (21.5%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Sabattus has the oldest population (median age 63.4).
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 | Bangor | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,116 |
31,938Highest |
134Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51.2±4.6 14% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
63.4±31.8Highest 42% above ME |
| Sabattus and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±23.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
47%±15.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
36.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
16.4%±22.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
$59,942±$7kHighest 20% below ME |
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| Bangor and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
$219,600±$10kHighest 26% below ME |
$214,300±$105k 28% below ME |
| Bangor and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,055±$43Highest 7% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
$2,286 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±51Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Bangor and Sabattus 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% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
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| Work from home | 21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
0%±26.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Bangor 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 | #37 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.