Compare towns
Anson vs Limestone vs Mars Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the highest household income ($88k).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Mars Hill has the most expensive homes ($164k 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 | Anson | Limestone | Mars Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
1,579Highest |
1,398 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
43.4±3 3% below ME |
| Limestone and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61kHighest 17% above ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
| Anson and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28k 66% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$163,600±$23kHighest 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247Highest 20% below ME |
$754±$233 34% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
| Anson and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,332 56% below ME |
$1,843Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limestone and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
61.2% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1959 18 yrs older than ME |
1967Highest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | RSU 42/MSAD 42 |
| High school in town | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Highest |
8.0Lowest |
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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.