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Harmony vs Mars Hill 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 people working from home (14.8%).
Mars Hill has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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 | Mars Hill | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974 |
1,398Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
43.4±3 3% below ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Cambridge 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% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Harmony 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 |
$65,273±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
$63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,700±$58k 32% below ME |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
| Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $488±$96 57% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,843Highest 39% below ME |
$1,574 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Harmony and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
70.6% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 30% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Harmony and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harmony Public Schools | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.