Compare towns
Beals vs Naples 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Naples has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Naples | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
3,985Highest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
49.8±6.8Highest 11% above ME |
43.7±12.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Naples and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Jonesport and Beals 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% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Jonesport 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 |
$78,188±$13kHighest 5% above ME |
$67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
| Naples 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±$45k 13% below ME |
$340,100±$48kHighest 15% above ME |
$142,000±$37kLowest 52% below ME |
| Naples and Beals 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 |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,000±$109 12% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$2,784Highest 8% below ME |
$1,800Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48 ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% ME: 10.7% |
9.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 17% below ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Beals 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 | — | #118 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Lake Region High School | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Highest |
9.2Lowest |
| 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.