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Sebago vs Wiscasset vs Standish
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%).
Wiscasset has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Wiscasset | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,073Lowest |
3,874 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.9 9% below ME |
48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Standish 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% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
$325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Standish and Wiscasset 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 |
$1,518±$485 33% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
| Sebago and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
$3,550Highest 17% above ME |
$3,005 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 52% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #108 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Sebago Public Schools | Wiscasset Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.2Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| 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.