Compare towns
Sebago vs Millinocket vs Cornish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sebago has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39).
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 | Sebago | Millinocket | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,073 |
4,115Highest |
1,803Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,000±$46kHighest about the ME average |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,196±$148 5% above ME |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,543Highest 16% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 52% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Sebago Public Schools | Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.