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Somerville vs Sangerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Sangerville has the most people working from home (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 | Somerville | Sangerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 837Lowest |
1,136Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$50,313±$14kLowest 33% below ME |
| Somerville and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$124,000±$40kLowest 58% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$850±$136Lowest 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.