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Cambridge vs Harmony

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Harmony has the most people working from home (14.8%).

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.

MeasureCambridgeHarmony
People
Population
532Lowest
974Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-12.1%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
38.7±1.1Lowest
14% below ME
52.9±2.5Highest
18% above ME
Kids under 18
19.2%±8.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
16.4%±5.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
22.9%±2.5Highest
ME: 22.4%
Harmony and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.1%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.9%±1.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Harmony and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,194±$39kHighest
15% below ME
$54,063±$13kLowest
28% below ME
Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$214,900±$61kHighest
28% below ME
$202,700±$58kLowest
32% below ME
Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,574Highest
48% below ME
$1,449Lowest
52% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
43.5%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Harmony and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.1%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
15.8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
67.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
6 yrs newer than ME
1973Lowest
4 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
65% above ME
32 minLowest
30% above ME
Work from home
1.7%±1.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
14.8%±8.2Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district — Harmony Public Schools
High school in town — None in town
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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.