Compare towns
Bremen vs Mount Desert vs Vinalhaven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bremen has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Vinalhaven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Bremen | Mount Desert | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,671Highest |
1,216 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.1±8.2Lowest 16% above ME |
54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Vinalhaven and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bremen and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.1%±9.9 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Desert and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Bremen and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $425,300±$28kLowest 43% above ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$428,400±$44k 44% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$1,017±$924Lowest 11% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,829Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,512 16% above ME |
$3,598Highest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vinalhaven and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 13% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.7%±6.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Bremen and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Desert Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.