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Camden vs Camden vs Bar Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
Camden has the highest household income ($82k).
Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Camden | Camden | Bar Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,682Lowest |
5,242 |
5,244Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±10.1Highest 17% above ME |
52.2±6.5 17% above ME |
49.2±5.9Lowest 10% above ME |
| Camden and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±7.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.6%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
38%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
62.1% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,788±$11k 5% above ME |
$82,344±$15kHighest 10% above ME |
$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME |
| Camden and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,800±$78kLowest 68% above ME |
$520,600±$70k 76% above ME |
$538,400±$94kHighest 82% above ME |
| Bar Harbor and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,149±$924 about the ME average |
$1,269±$354Highest 11% above ME |
$1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average |
| Camden and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,804 91% above ME |
$5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$4,279Lowest 41% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.8%±18.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Camden and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.5% ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 3% below ME |
22 min 11% below ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 23.7%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Camden and Bar 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #11 of 133 in ME | #2 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mt Desert Island High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.2 |
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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.