Compare towns
Edgecomb vs Mount Desert vs Wiscasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the most kids (16.9% under 18).
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Wiscasset has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Edgecomb | Mount Desert | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
1,671 |
3,874Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
48.8±6.3 9% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Edgecomb and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
28%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
| Edgecomb and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36k 17% above ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,341±$89Lowest 18% above ME |
$1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577Highest 18% above ME |
$3,512Lowest 16% above ME |
$3,550 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset and Mount Desert 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 | — | — | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.