Compare towns
Hudson vs Mount Desert vs Enfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most affordable homes ($157k median).
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Enfield has the most kids (18.5% under 18).
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 | Hudson | Mount Desert | Enfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,305Lowest |
1,671Highest |
1,462 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8% ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±6.1Lowest 6% above ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
49.8±5.4 11% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.5%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Enfield and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
28%±5.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±3.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hudson and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,933±$12k 9% below ME |
$92,813±$9kHighest 24% above ME |
$62,667±$7kLowest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,300±$9kLowest 47% below ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$178,100±$22k 40% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,086±$307 5% below ME |
$1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$425±$422Lowest 63% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,543Lowest 49% below ME |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$2,152 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.3%±51.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
58.3%±64.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Enfield and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 24% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Desert Public Schools | RSU 31/MSAD 31 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.