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Sorrento vs Sullivan
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 highest household income ($83k).
Sullivan has the oldest population (median age 47.1).
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 | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 345Lowest |
1,246Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below ME |
47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
| Sullivan 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% |
18%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sorrento and Sullivan 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% |
22.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sorrento and Sullivan 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% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Sorrento 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 |
$59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,800±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$222,000±$33kLowest 25% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,696±$433Highest 49% above ME |
$883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,929Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 4.8%±91.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sullivan 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% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sullivan and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 24 |
| High school in town | — | Sumner Memorial High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.