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Sullivan vs Harmony 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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Harmony has the most renters (32.2% 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 | Harmony | Sorrento |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,246Highest |
974 |
345Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.1±15 5% above ME |
52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
33.8±23.7Lowest 25% below ME |
| Harmony and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±7.2Highest 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+ | 22.5%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±10 ME: 22.4% |
| Harmony and Sorrento are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
21.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Harmony 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 |
$54,063±$13kLowest 28% below ME |
$83,438±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,000±$33k 25% below ME |
$202,700±$58kLowest 32% below ME |
$298,800±$38kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
— | $1,696±$433Highest 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,228Highest 27% below ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,929 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.9%±23.6 ME: 48.4% |
43.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
4.8%±91.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Harmony 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% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 7% above ME |
32 min 30% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
14.8%±8.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.4%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Harmony and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 24 | Harmony Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Sumner Memorial High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
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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.