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Monroe vs Mars Hill vs Frankfort
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Mars Hill has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Frankfort has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Monroe | Mars Hill | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Lowest |
1,398Highest |
1,098 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6% ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±7 about the ME average |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
50.2±5.8Highest 12% above ME |
| Frankfort and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1% ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe 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 | $81,300±$7kHighest 9% above ME |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$80,000±$26k 7% above ME |
| Monroe and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,300±$57kHighest 26% below ME |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$211,300±$60k 29% below ME |
| Monroe and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$850±$299 25% below ME |
| Monroe and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,207Highest 27% below ME |
$1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$1,926 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±88Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 28% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 31% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.