Compare towns
Sumner vs Surry 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%).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Surry | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 845 |
1,836Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
52.4±5.6Lowest 17% 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%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest 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% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry 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% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Surry 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 |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$75,417±$34kHighest about the ME average |
| St. Agatha and Surry 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 |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$187,500±$47k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $969±$129Highest 15% below ME |
$435±$176Lowest 62% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,167Highest 29% below ME |
$1,903 37% below ME |
$1,617Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Surry 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% |
7% ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 72% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 10 | Surry Public Schools | RSU 33/MSAD 33 |
| High school in town | None 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.