Compare towns
Sabattus vs New Gloucester vs Clinton
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%).
New Gloucester has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Clinton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1977).
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 | New Gloucester | Clinton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,116 |
5,766Highest |
3,385Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
50.7±4.3 13% above ME |
| Sabattus and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Sabattus and Clinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Clinton 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 |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$71,458±$39k 4% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Clinton 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 |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$187,000±$28k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$1,177±$118Highest 3% above ME |
| Clinton and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,151 29% below ME |
$3,417Highest 13% above ME |
$1,910Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.7%±51 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
79.3%±26.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Clinton and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
2.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.8%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Clinton 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 | #65 of 133 in ME | #116 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.