Compare towns
Harmony vs Mars Hill vs Wellington
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 expensive homes ($203k median).
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Wellington has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Wellington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974 |
1,398Highest |
161Lowest |
| 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±2.5 18% above ME |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
63.6±8.6Highest 42% above ME |
| Wellington and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.1%±16.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
39.8%±11.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wellington and Mars Hill 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% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±7.3Lowest 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±$13k 28% below ME |
$65,273±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
$44,519±$4kLowest 40% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,700±$58kHighest 32% below ME |
$163,600±$23k 45% below ME |
$133,700±$30kLowest 55% below ME |
| Harmony and Mars Hill 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 | $1,449 52% below ME |
$1,843Highest 39% below ME |
$933Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| 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% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
70.6% ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 30% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
38 minHighest 54% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wellington 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 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.