Compare towns
Sebec vs Union 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 homeowners (97.6%).
Union has the youngest population (median age 41.6).
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 | Union | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 547 |
2,663Highest |
211Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.3±7.6 10% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Sebec 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% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowerbank and Union 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,545±$37kLowest about the ME average |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$93,125±$30kHighest 25% above ME |
| Bowerbank and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,000±$40k 21% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$199,500±$125kLowest 33% below ME |
| Union and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,179±$452 4% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,810 40% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Union 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% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 22% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.2%±10.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| 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.