Compare towns
Casco vs Canton vs Deer Isle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Canton has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
Deer Isle 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 | Casco | Canton | Deer Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,191Lowest |
2,470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+11.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
52.6±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Canton and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kHighest 7% below ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$62,284±$15k 17% below ME |
| Casco and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
$308,300±$42k 4% above ME |
| Casco and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$2,277 25% below ME |
$1,890Lowest 38% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.4%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
8.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.