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Sebago vs Unity 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%).
Unity has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Unity | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,073Highest |
1,858 |
1,715Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2% ME: +2.6% |
-5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
44.3±5.9Highest about the ME average |
| Parsonsfield and Sebago 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% |
14%±3.6Lowest 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%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Parsonsfield and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% 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 |
$206,900±$28kLowest 30% 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 |
$873±$73Lowest 23% 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 |
$2,510 17% below ME |
$2,350Lowest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 52% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebago and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sebago Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ecology Learning Ctr | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.