Compare towns
Mount Desert vs Hollis vs Wayne
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).
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Hollis | Wayne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671 |
4,872Highest |
1,101Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
43.8±4.2Lowest about the ME average |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
| Wayne 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%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hollis and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
16.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne and Mount Desert 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 ME: 36.2% |
30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,813±$9kLowest 24% above ME |
$95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
| Hollis and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$338,900±$27kLowest 14% above ME |
$362,800±$29k 22% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$1,372±$293Highest 20% above ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
| Hollis and Mount Desert 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 |
$2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
48.9%±30.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hollis 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% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #88 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.