Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Solon vs Easton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most renters (29.4% rent).
Solon has the most people working from home (9.1%).
Easton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Mars Hill | Solon | Easton |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 1,398 |
963Lowest |
1,433Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
45.9±5.4 about the ME average |
52.6±10.5Highest 17% above ME |
| Easton and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Easton 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+ | 26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
18.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$53,309±$11kLowest 29% below ME |
| Solon and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$183,600±$12kHighest 38% below ME |
$163,800±$36k 45% below ME |
| Solon and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$915±$100Highest 20% below ME |
$510±$116 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$1,854Highest 39% below ME |
$1,435Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.3%±37.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Easton and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Solon and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | Easton Public Schools |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | Easton Junior-Senior High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 8.9Highest |
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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.