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Ellsworth vs Jackson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellsworth has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Jackson has the most people working from home (15.3%).
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 | Ellsworth | Jackson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,657Highest |
567Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Highest 4% below ME |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ellsworth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,375±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
$75,167±$19kLowest about the ME average |
| Ellsworth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$22kHighest 18% below ME |
$231,500±$16kLowest 22% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Highest 11% below ME |
$629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,262Highest 7% above ME |
$2,651Lowest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Jackson and Ellsworth 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 | #63 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Ellsworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.