Compare towns
Sumner vs Bremen vs St. Agatha
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sumner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Bremen has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
St. Agatha has the most renters (9.4% rent).
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 | Bremen | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845 |
917Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
55.3±8.6 23% above ME |
| Sumner and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±5.2 ME: 22.4% |
34.1%±9.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bremen and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
54.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bremen and Sumner 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 |
$100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$75,417±$34k about the ME average |
| Bremen and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$425,300±$28kHighest 43% above ME |
$187,500±$47k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $435±$176 62% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167 29% below ME |
$2,829Highest 7% below ME |
$1,617Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and St. Agatha 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% |
9.4% ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 72% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±8 ME: 15.9% |
22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | — | RSU 33/MSAD 33 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Wisdom Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.