Compare towns
Sebec vs Strong 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).
Strong has the most renters (15.4% rent).
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 | Strong | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 547 |
1,249Highest |
211Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.3±7.6 10% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above 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%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec and Strong 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% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowerbank and Strong 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% |
26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Strong 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 |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% 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 |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$199,500±$125k 33% below ME |
| Sebec and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $920±$276 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,810 40% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Strong 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 22% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.2%±10.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| 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.