Compare towns
Arrowsic vs Mount Desert vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most homeowners (95.3%).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Tremont has the most affordable homes ($407k 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 | Arrowsic | Mount Desert | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 597Lowest |
1,671Highest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7 12% above ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Mount Desert and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Arrowsic and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Arrowsic and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
64.4% ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Tremont and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$88,803±$8kLowest 19% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$522,100±$66k 76% above ME |
$407,000±$32kLowest 37% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$1,217±$406Lowest 7% above ME |
| Arrowsic and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521Highest 16% above ME |
$3,512 16% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9 ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Desert Public Schools | Tremont 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.