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Sorrento vs Jackson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sorrento has the most expensive homes ($299k median).
Jackson has the most people working from home (15.3%).
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 | Sorrento | Jackson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 345Lowest |
567Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below ME |
37.7±5.8Highest 16% below ME |
| Jackson and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sorrento and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±10Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sorrento and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±4.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sorrento and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,438±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$75,167±$19kLowest about the ME average |
| Sorrento and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,800±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$231,500±$16kLowest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$433Highest 49% above ME |
$629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,651Highest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 4.8%±91.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jackson and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 39% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Jackson and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.