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Danforth vs Bar Harbor vs Danforth vs Mattawamkeag
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Bar Harbor has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
Danforth has the most homeowners (81.6%).
Mattawamkeag has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
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 | Danforth | Bar Harbor | Danforth | Mattawamkeag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452Lowest |
5,244Highest |
666 |
698 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
49.2±5.9Lowest 10% above ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
51.4±3.8 15% above ME |
| Danforth and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±9.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mattawamkeag and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
6.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$77,180±$26kHighest 3% above ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
$45,000±$16k 40% below ME |
| Bar Harbor and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$538,400±$94kHighest 82% above ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$104,200±$41k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
$1,106±$351Highest about the ME average |
$629±$29 45% below ME |
$488±$190Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $4,279Highest 41% above ME |
$1,270 58% below ME |
$1,111Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
42.7%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mattawamkeag and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
10.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
33.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
42 minHighest 69% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
2.2%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #2 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt Desert Island High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.2 |
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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.