Compare towns
Bar Harbor vs Danforth vs Danforth vs Yarmouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Yarmouth has the most kids (24.7% 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 | Bar Harbor | Danforth | Danforth | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,244 |
452Lowest |
666 |
9,053Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Danforth and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Yarmouth and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
66.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.1%±5.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Bar Harbor and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,180±$26k 3% above ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
$110,216±$14kHighest 47% above ME |
| Yarmouth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $538,400±$94k 82% above ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$639,700±$57kHighest 116% above ME |
| Yarmouth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,106±$351 about the ME average |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,693±$191Highest 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,279 41% above ME |
— | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$7,120Highest 135% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
51%±14.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Yarmouth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
19.7%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Bar Harbor and Yarmouth 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 | #2 of 133 in ME | — | — | #5 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — | — | Yarmouth Schools |
| High school in town | Mt Desert Island High School | — | — | Yarmouth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
— | — | 11.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.