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Harmony vs Mount Chase
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).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 974Highest |
280Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1% ME: +2.6% |
— |
| Median age | 52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
| Harmony and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,063±$13kHighest 28% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Harmony and Mount Chase 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 |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,548Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Harmony and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.