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Sullivan vs Augusta vs Sorrento
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the oldest population (median age 47.1).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Sorrento has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Sullivan | Augusta | Sorrento |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,246 |
19,077Highest |
345Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below ME |
| Sullivan and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sorrento and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±10Highest 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+ | 26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.9% ME: 36.2% |
51%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,643±$14k 20% below ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$83,438±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,000±$33k 25% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$298,800±$38kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$919±$79 19% below ME |
$1,696±$433Highest 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,228 27% below ME |
$2,465Highest 19% below ME |
$1,929Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.9%±23.6 ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
4.8%±91.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 7% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.4%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Augusta and Sullivan 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 24 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | Sumner Memorial High School | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
17.9Highest |
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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.