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Harmony vs Mount Chase 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).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Mount Chase | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974Highest |
280Lowest |
532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 52.9±2.5Highest 18% above ME |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below 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% |
19.2%±8.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest 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% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,063±$13k 28% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$63,194±$39kHighest 15% below ME |
| Cambridge 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±$58k 32% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% 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 | — | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
$1,574Highest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±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% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% 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 min 30% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest 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 | 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.