Compare towns
Wiscasset vs Sebago vs Alna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wiscasset has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Alna has the most kids (32.9% 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 | Wiscasset | Sebago | Alna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,874Highest |
2,073 |
818Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sebago and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
$78,438±$15k 5% above ME |
$93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
| Alna and Sebago are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
$298,000±$46kLowest about the ME average |
$367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
| Alna and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485 33% above ME |
$1,533±$292Highest 35% above ME |
$1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
| Sebago and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,550 17% above ME |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
$3,667Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7% ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
35 min 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset and Sebago 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 | #108 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | Sebago Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.