Compare towns
Dedham vs Tremont vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Dedham | Tremont | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656 |
1,508Lowest |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
| Dedham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.4% ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
| Dedham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33k 20% above ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
| Tremont and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
$1,017±$195Lowest 11% below ME |
| Dedham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3% ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dedham Public Schools | Tremont Public Schools | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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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.