Compare towns
Limestone vs Jonesport vs Mars Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Mars Hill has the most expensive homes ($164k median).
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 | Limestone | Jonesport | Mars Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,166Lowest |
1,398 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
| Limestone and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Jonesport and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$67,500±$13kHighest 10% below ME |
$65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
| Jonesport and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
$163,600±$23kHighest 45% below ME |
| Mars Hill and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $754±$233 34% below ME |
$1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
| Jonesport and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,800 41% below ME |
$1,843Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.5% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.5% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1967 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
21 minHighest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD | RSU 42/MSAD 42 |
| High school in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Jonesport-Beals High School | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
9.2Highest |
8.0Lowest |
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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.