Compare towns
Blue Hill vs Mapleton vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Tremont has the most renters (23.7% rent).
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 | Mapleton | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Highest |
1,884 |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2Highest 8% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
| Blue Hill and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Blue Hill and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Mapleton 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 8% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
| Mapleton and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82k 35% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Tremont and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638 9% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907Highest 4% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,822 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Blue Hill and Tremont 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 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.