Compare towns
Greene vs Mount Desert vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Auburn has the most renters (40.9% rent).
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 | Greene | Mount Desert | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
1,671Lowest |
24,602Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
$66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
| Greene and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$282,000±$12k 5% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Lowest about the ME average |
$3,512 16% above ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
22 min 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — | #110 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Mount Desert Public Schools | Auburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Edward Little High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.