Compare towns
Wiscasset vs Sebago vs Blue Hill
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 most people working from home (21.4%).
Sebago has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.2%).
Blue Hill has the most expensive homes ($400k 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 | Wiscasset | Sebago | Blue Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,874Highest |
2,073Lowest |
2,813 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
48.6±8.2 8% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Blue Hill 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%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.3%±7 ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.6%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Blue Hill and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Sebago 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 |
$80,377±$17kHighest 8% above ME |
| Blue Hill 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 |
$399,500±$82kHighest 35% above ME |
| Blue Hill 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 |
$1,038±$638Lowest 9% 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 | $3,550Highest 17% above ME |
$2,543Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,907 4% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3 ME: 48.4% |
93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Blue Hill and Sebago 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% |
4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset and Blue Hill 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 | — | #29 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | Sebago Public Schools | Blue Hill Public Schools |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2 |
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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.