Compare towns
Harmony vs Patten 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).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Patten | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974Highest |
607 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 52.9±2.5 18% above ME |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
| Patten and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cambridge and Patten 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% |
32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Harmony and Cambridge 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 |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% 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 |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% 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 | — | $389±$99 66% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449 52% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,574Highest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten 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% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.4% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 30% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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.