Compare towns
Harmony vs Albion vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Albion has the most expensive homes ($231k median).
Cambridge has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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 | Harmony | Albion | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974 |
2,204Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.5 ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Albion and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Harmony and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,063±$13kLowest 28% below ME |
$62,361±$23k 17% below ME |
$63,194±$39kHighest 15% below ME |
| Cambridge and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,700±$58kLowest 32% below ME |
$230,900±$31kHighest 22% below ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Albion and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,987Highest 35% below ME |
$1,574 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Albion and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 30% above ME |
34 min 36% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harmony Public Schools | RSU 49/MSAD 49 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.