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Sumner vs Baileyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Sumner | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 845Lowest |
1,339Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
47.5±12.6Lowest 6% above ME |
| Sumner and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sumner and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
| Baileyville and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$73kHighest 49% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
| Sumner and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$143 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Baileyville 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% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 72% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 10 | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
| 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.