Compare towns
Belfast vs Eustis vs Searsport
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 expensive homes ($341k median).
Eustis has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Searsport has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Eustis | Searsport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,986Highest |
453Lowest |
2,655 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
+1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
59.1±14 32% above ME |
42.9±7.2Lowest 4% below ME |
| Belfast and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±13.4 ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Searsport and Eustis 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% |
38.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
23.7%±7.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Belfast and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsport and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,679±$9kHighest 9% below ME |
$32,118±$11kLowest 57% below ME |
$64,303±$19k 14% below ME |
| Belfast and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,900±$34kHighest 15% above ME |
$262,200±$51k 12% below ME |
$224,400±$78kLowest 24% below ME |
| Belfast and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92 16% below ME |
$916±$547Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,105±$87Highest about the ME average |
| Searsport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145Highest 37% above ME |
$1,542Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,225 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66%±37.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.2%±25.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Eustis and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16% ME: 10.7% |
23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5% ME: 74.3% |
61.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
69.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 13% below ME |
12 minLowest 52% below ME |
22 minHighest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Searsport and Eustis 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 | — | #109 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 71 | Eustis Public Schools | RSU 20 |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | None in town | Searsport District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Highest |
— | 8.2Lowest |
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| 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.