Compare towns
Sumner vs Canton 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 the most people working from home (18.5%).
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).
St. Agatha has the shortest commute (23 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 | Canton | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845 |
1,191Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below 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% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Canton 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% |
27.7%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Canton 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% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Canton 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±$19k 23% below ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$75,417±$34kHighest about the ME average |
| St. Agatha 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±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$165,000±$50k 44% below ME |
$187,500±$47kHighest 37% below ME |
| St. Agatha and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $485±$18Highest 57% below ME |
$435±$176Lowest 62% below ME |
| Canton and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167 29% below ME |
$2,277Highest 25% below ME |
$1,617Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Canton 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% |
8.4% ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 72% above ME |
35 min 42% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Canton 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.