Compare towns
Beals vs Monroe vs Jonesport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BealsAddison
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Monroe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
Jonesport has the most affordable homes ($142k 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 | Beals | Monroe | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,001 |
1,166Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
43.5±7Lowest about the ME average |
43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
| Beals and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
$67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
| Monroe and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$142,000±$37kLowest 52% below ME |
| Beals and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
$1,000±$109 12% below ME |
| Monroe and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
$1,800Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 17% below ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.2 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.