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Blue Hill vs Hampton Falls vs Mount Desert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Hampton Falls has the highest household income ($166k).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Blue Hill | Hampton Falls | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Highest |
2,328 |
1,671Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2Lowest 25% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3 27% above U.S. |
54.9±8.2Highest 41% above U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton Falls and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Blue Hill and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
64.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Blue Hill and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17kLowest about the U.S. average |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
$92,813±$9k 15% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82kLowest 20% above U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
$522,100±$66k 57% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,341±$89 5% below U.S. |
| Hampton Falls and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,512 13% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.9%±31.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 21% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton Falls and Blue Hill 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 | #29 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | Hampton Falls School District | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.