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Sebago vs Millinocket vs Parsonsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% 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 | Sebago | Millinocket | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,073 |
4,115Highest |
1,715Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
44.3±5.9 about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Sebago 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% |
18%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Sebago 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 |
$72,045±$18k 4% below ME |
| Sebago and Parsonsfield 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 |
$272,100±$21k 8% below ME |
| Sebago and Parsonsfield 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 |
$1,185±$312 4% above ME |
| Sebago and Parsonsfield 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 |
$2,350 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.2%±35Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Sebago 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% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 52% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest 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.