Compare towns
Cumberland vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Eliot has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Cumberland | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,647Highest |
7,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Eliot and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cumberland and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$101,522±$10kLowest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$498,900±$62kLowest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,948±$471Lowest 71% above ME |
| Cumberland and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$4,549Lowest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland and Eliot 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 | #25 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Greely High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.