Compare towns
Sumner vs Patten 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%).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
St. Agatha has the highest household income ($75k).
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 | Patten | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845 |
1,154Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4 25% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
55.3±8.6Lowest 23% above ME |
| Patten and Sumner 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% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Sumner and St. Agatha 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sumner and Patten 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 |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% 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±$73k 49% below ME |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$187,500±$47kHighest 37% below ME |
| St. Agatha and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$435±$176Highest 62% below ME |
| St. Agatha and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,617 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Patten 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1972 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 72% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±8 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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.