Compare towns
Wiscasset vs Sebago vs Casco
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%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,874Highest |
2,073Lowest |
3,696 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3 9% above ME |
40.7±3.9Lowest 9% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Casco and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Sebago and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco 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±$37k 5% below ME |
$78,438±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Sebago and Wiscasset 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 |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
| Casco 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 |
$1,395±$184Lowest 22% above 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 |
$3,085 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.3%±30.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Sebago and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Wiscasset 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 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| 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.