Compare towns
Boothbay vs Eliot vs Boothbay Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay has the most affordable homes ($342k median).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Boothbay Harbor has the oldest population (median age 63.8).
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 | Eliot | Boothbay Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,102 |
7,146Highest |
2,096Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.8±3.9 27% above ME |
50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
63.8±4.7Highest 42% above ME |
| Boothbay Harbor and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.4%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
47%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Boothbay Harbor and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
42.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$62,800±$13k 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,100±$43kLowest 15% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$400,600±$49k 35% 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 | $1,147±$121 about the ME average |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,058±$123Lowest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,808 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
79.3%±17.1Highest 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 | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
23 minHighest 9% below ME |
14 min 42% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.3 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 | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Boothbay Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.4 |
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| 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.