Compare towns
Industry vs Palermo vs Monroe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Monroe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
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 | Industry | Palermo | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988Lowest |
1,473Highest |
1,001 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
43.4±6.1 3% below ME |
43.5±7Highest about the ME average |
| Monroe and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.7% ME: 36.2% |
29.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$89,095±$15kHighest 19% above ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
$259,700±$54kHighest 12% below ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,235±$1kHighest 8% above ME |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,506Highest 17% below ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
65.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
31 minLowest 24% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| 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.