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Bar Harbor 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).
Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Yarmouth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,244Lowest |
9,053Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.9Highest 10% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
| Bar Harbor and Yarmouth 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% |
24.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bar Harbor and Yarmouth 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% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
8.1%±5.8Lowest 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±$26kLowest 3% above 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±$94kLowest 82% above 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±$351Lowest about the ME average |
$1,693±$191Highest 49% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,279Lowest 41% above ME |
$7,120Highest 135% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±17.6Lowest 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% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.7%±4.8Lowest 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.