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Wales vs Sabattus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wales has the most kids (30.2% under 18).
Sabattus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Wales | Sabattus |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,924Lowest |
5,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
51.2±4.6Highest 14% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sabattus and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,004±$5kHighest 3% above ME |
$59,387±$6kLowest 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,400±$28kHighest 16% below ME |
$180,000±$39kLowest 39% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,154±$64Highest about the ME average |
$949±$23Lowest 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,578Highest 15% below ME |
$2,151Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±51Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Sabattus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 14% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±10.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Sabattus 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 | — | #129 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 04 | RSU 04 |
| High school in town | Oak Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.