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Mount Desert vs Andover vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Tremont has the most kids (20.2% 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 | Mount Desert | Andover | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671Highest |
616Lowest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 41% above U.S. |
49.2±5.1 26% above U.S. |
45.6±8.5Lowest 17% above U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.2%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Tremont and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Desert and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
43.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Tremont 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 | $92,813±$9k 15% above U.S. |
$102,500±$38kHighest 27% above U.S. |
$88,803±$8kLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Andover and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $522,100±$66kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$382,900±$68kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$407,000±$32k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89 5% below U.S. |
$1,389±$364Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,217±$406Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Andover and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,512 13% above U.S. |
$5,190Highest 66% above U.S. |
$2,822Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
69.4%±47.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Andover and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29.6%±12.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Andover and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | — | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.