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Sebago vs Somerville 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%).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).
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 | Somerville | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,073Highest |
837Lowest |
1,803 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9Highest 9% below ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
39±8.5 13% below ME |
| Sebago and Cornish 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cornish 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 |
$71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
| Sebago and Somerville 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 |
$218,100±$41kLowest 26% 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±$292 35% above ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
| Somerville and Sebago 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 |
$2,505 17% below ME |
$2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 52% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.