Compare towns
Sebec vs Appleton vs Verona Island
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sebec has the highest household income ($75k).
Appleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Verona Island has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Sebec | Appleton | Verona Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 547 |
1,360Highest |
481Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% ME: +2.6% |
+7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±7.6Highest 10% above ME |
49.2±7.4 10% above ME |
48.9±13.6Lowest 9% above ME |
| Sebec and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±9.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec and Verona Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±7 ME: 22.4% |
| Appleton and Verona Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1% ME: 36.2% |
35.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Verona Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
$53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
$61,607±$30k 18% below ME |
| Sebec and Verona Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,000±$40kLowest 21% below ME |
$235,600±$33k 21% below ME |
$243,600±$27kHighest 18% below ME |
| Verona Island and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,104±$82 3% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,810Lowest 40% below ME |
$3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$2,007 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Verona Island and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1949Lowest 28 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
27 minLowest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.2%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.9%±16.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Verona Island and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Appleton Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.