Compare towns
Boothbay Harbor vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay Harbor has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Boothbay Harbor | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,096Lowest |
7,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.8±4.7Highest 42% above ME |
50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Boothbay Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 47%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,800±$13kLowest 16% below ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,600±$49kLowest 35% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Eliot and Boothbay Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,058±$123Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,808Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 79.3%±17.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 42% below ME |
23 minHighest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Eliot and Boothbay Harbor 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Boothbay Region High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.