Compare towns
Sidney vs Winthrop vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Sidney | Winthrop | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,790 |
6,191Highest |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4% ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Rome and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
| Winthrop and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$294,800±$41kLowest about the ME average |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Sidney and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Sidney and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,474 19% below ME |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #15 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | Winthrop Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Winthrop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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| 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.