Compare towns
Belfast vs Arundel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belfast has the most people working from home (12%).
Arundel has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Belfast | Arundel |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,986Highest |
4,418Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Arundel and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,679±$9kLowest 9% below ME |
$101,597±$17kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,900±$34kLowest 15% above ME |
$421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
| Arundel and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92Lowest 16% below ME |
$1,607±$495Highest 41% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145Highest 37% above ME |
$3,763Lowest 24% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.2%±22.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Belfast and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Belfast and Arundel 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 | #84 of 133 in ME | #7 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 71 | RSU 21 |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.