Compare towns
Harmony vs Patten vs Ashland
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).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Ashland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-7.7%).
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 | Patten | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 974Lowest |
1,154Highest |
1,080 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1% ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±2.5Lowest 18% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
53.4±9.1 19% above ME |
| Patten and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Harmony and Ashland 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.2%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ashland 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±$13kHighest 28% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$46,838±$15kLowest 37% below ME |
| Harmony and Patten 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 |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$125,000±$49kLowest 58% below ME |
| Harmony and Patten 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 |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,511Highest 50% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.7%±27.5Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2% ME: 10.7% |
23.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.8%±8.2 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.7%±2.7Lowest 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 | — | — |
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| 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.