Compare towns
Deer Isle vs Surry vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deer Isle has the most people working from home (22%).
Surry has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 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 | Deer Isle | Surry | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,470Highest |
1,836 |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.6±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
52.4±5.6 17% above ME |
49.6±6.6Lowest 11% above ME |
| Deer Isle and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Haven and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
32.5%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| North Haven and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1% ME: 36.2% |
55.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Deer Isle and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$87,500±$22kHighest 17% above ME |
| North Haven and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $308,300±$42k 4% above ME |
$296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$440,200±$46kHighest 48% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Deer Isle and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,890Lowest 38% below ME |
$1,903 37% below ME |
$3,824Highest 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±17.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 17% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 22%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Deer Isle and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD | Surry Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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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.