Compare towns
Sebec vs Somerville vs Bowerbank
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 most expensive homes ($233k median).
Somerville has the most kids (28.8% under 18).
Bowerbank has the most people working from home (30.5%).
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 | Somerville | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 547 |
837Highest |
211Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.3±7.6 10% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
58.3±17.3Highest 30% above ME |
| Bowerbank and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowerbank and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32% ME: 36.2% |
25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,545±$37k about the ME average |
$71,250±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$93,125±$30kHighest 25% above ME |
| Bowerbank and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,000±$40kHighest 21% below ME |
$218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
$199,500±$125kLowest 33% below ME |
| Sebec and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,583±$265 39% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,810 40% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.2%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | — |
| 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.