Compare towns
Mount Desert vs Levant vs Tremont
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Levant has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Levant | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671 |
3,069Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
| Mount Desert and Tremont 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% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Tremont 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% |
21.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| 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±$9kHighest 24% above ME |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Tremont 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 |
$268,500±$27kLowest 9% below ME |
$407,000±$32k 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89 18% above ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$1,217±$406Lowest 7% above ME |
| Levant 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 |
$2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,822 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant 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% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.