Compare towns
Sumner vs Sidney
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).
Sidney has the most expensive homes ($336k 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 | Sidney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 845Lowest |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Sumner and Sidney 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% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sidney 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,340±$304 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Sidney 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% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1996Highest 19 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% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Sidney 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 10 | RSU 18 |
| 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.