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Mount Desert vs Castle Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Desert has the most expensive homes ($522k median).
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k 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 | Mount Desert | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,671Highest |
281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.9±8.2Lowest 23% above ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Castle Hill and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Desert and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,813±$9kHighest 24% above ME |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$950±$574Lowest 17% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill 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 ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
19 minHighest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.