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Sangerville vs Wade vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
Addison has the most expensive homes ($164k median).
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 | Sangerville | Wade | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,136Highest |
244Lowest |
1,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.9±6.9 20% above ME |
53.6±18.5Lowest 20% above ME |
54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
| Addison and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Wade and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,313±$14k 33% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$50,524±$8kHighest 32% below ME |
| Addison and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,000±$40kLowest 58% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$163,500±$28kHighest 45% below ME |
| Addison and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$136Lowest 25% below ME |
— | $900±$807Highest 21% below ME |
| Addison and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
$1,625 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.