Compare towns
Whiting vs Beals vs Sebec
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering WhitingCutler
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Sebec has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
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 | Whiting | Beals | Sebec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 506 |
498Lowest |
547Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±5Highest 12% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
49.3±7.6 10% above ME |
| Whiting and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebec and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
$64,063±$14k 14% below ME |
$74,545±$37kHighest about the ME average |
| Sebec and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,200±$52kLowest 28% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$233,000±$40k 21% below ME |
| Beals and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
$907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
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| Beals and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,728Lowest 43% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,810 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±10.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Sebec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Whiting Public Schools | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.