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Sedgwick vs Beals vs Georgetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sedgwick has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Beals has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Georgetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
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 | Sedgwick | Beals | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,274Highest |
498Lowest |
1,012 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±4.2 17% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Georgetown and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Beals and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.5%±10.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.1%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Sedgwick and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,446±$14k 6% below ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$84,250±$33kHighest 13% above ME |
| Georgetown and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$49k 13% above ME |
$256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
| Georgetown and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,048±$770 8% below ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,431±$448Highest 26% above ME |
| Georgetown and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,545Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,575 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Sedgwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 9% below ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sedgwick Public Schools | Beals Public Schools | Georgetown Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.