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Mount Desert vs Middleton 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 shortest commute (18 min average).
Middleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.8%).
Tremont has the most affordable homes ($407k 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 | Middleton | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671 |
9,816Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 41% above U.S. |
43.1±2Lowest 11% above U.S. |
45.6±8.5 17% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±3 U.S.: 22% |
20.2%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Tremont and Middleton 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% |
18.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
41.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4Lowest 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. |
$167,402±$29kHighest 107% above U.S. |
$88,803±$8kLowest 10% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $522,100±$66k 57% above U.S. |
$742,700±$48kHighest 123% above U.S. |
$407,000±$32kLowest 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89 5% below U.S. |
$1,407±$284Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,217±$406Lowest 14% below U.S. |
| Middleton 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. |
$8,785Highest 182% above U.S. |
$2,822Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.7%±25.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.1%±21.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Desert and Tremont 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% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.9%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | — | #71 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | Middleton | 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 |
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.