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Turner vs Limington vs Sabattus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has the highest household income ($100k).
Limington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Sabattus has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Turner | Limington | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
4,017Lowest |
5,116 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Lowest 6% above ME |
50±4.5 12% above ME |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
| Sabattus and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Turner and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
| Turner and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
$295,600±$33kHighest about the ME average |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
| Limington and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
$949±$23 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294 24% below ME |
$2,852Highest 6% below ME |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sabattus and Limington 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | #70 of 133 in ME | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.