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Bar Harbor vs Newfields vs Lamoine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Lamoine has the most affordable homes ($325k 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 | Bar Harbor | Newfields | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,244Highest |
2,023 |
1,782Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.9 26% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
49.6±7.3Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Lamoine and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Lamoine 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,180±$26kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$88,542±$15k 10% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $538,400±$94k 62% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$324,800±$43kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Newfields 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±$351Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,174±$158 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,279 37% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$2,303Lowest 26% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±17.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.3%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Lowest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 26% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 min 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.9%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Bar Harbor 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | Newfields School District | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | Mt Desert Island High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.