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Sumner vs Minot
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 affordable homes ($150k median).
Minot has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
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 | Minot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 845Lowest |
2,794Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
49±6.1Lowest 9% above ME |
| Sumner and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sumner and Minot 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% |
21.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$95,655±$17kHighest 28% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$294,900±$26kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $878±$801 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,602Highest 14% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±40.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Minot 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% |
6.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 72% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Minot 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 | — | #78 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.