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Eagle Lake vs Rangeley vs Winter Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eagle Lake has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Rangeley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
Winter Harbor has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Eagle Lake | Rangeley | Winter Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 570 |
792Highest |
493Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.6% ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±4.7Lowest 36% above ME |
64.3±3.2 44% above ME |
64.6±5.5Highest 44% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Eagle Lake and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
49.1%±10.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
47.3%±18.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Rangeley and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
0%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.3%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winter Harbor and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,208±$6k 19% below ME |
$58,243±$23kLowest 22% below ME |
$86,250±$38kHighest 15% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Eagle Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,200±$22k 25% below ME |
$424,700±$47kHighest 43% above ME |
$210,500±$43kLowest 29% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$183Lowest 55% below ME |
$671±$119 41% below ME |
$818±$433Highest 28% below ME |
| Winter Harbor and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,861 39% below ME |
$2,482Highest 18% below ME |
$1,422Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±33.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.6%±31.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±37.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winter Harbor and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
1.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.3%±14.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Eagle Lake and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.