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Sweden vs Denmark vs Sebec
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sweden has the most expensive homes ($311k median).
Denmark has the oldest population (median age 54.4).
Sebec has the most affordable homes ($233k 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 | Sweden | Denmark | Sebec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 537Lowest |
1,054Highest |
547 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.1±19.2 14% above ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
49.3±7.6Lowest 10% above ME |
| Denmark and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebec and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,750±$25k about the ME average |
$64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebec and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,300±$61kHighest 5% above ME |
$250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
$233,000±$40kLowest 21% below ME |
| Sweden and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,667±$815Highest 46% above ME |
$1,409±$207Lowest 24% above ME |
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| Sweden and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,598Highest 14% below ME |
$2,259 26% below ME |
$1,810Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 8.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 25% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sebec and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.