Compare towns
Mount Desert vs Ogunquit vs Islesboro 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 the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Islesboro has the shortest commute (8 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Islesboro | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,671Highest |
1,379 |
636Lowest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2 23% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
57±8.4 27% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Islesboro 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| 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%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
40.6%±10.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Islesboro 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% |
63.5% ME: 36.2% |
47.8% ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Tremont 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 24% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$88,438±$44kLowest 18% above ME |
$88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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±$66k 76% above ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$288,800±$140kLowest about the ME average |
$407,000±$32k 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
— | $938±$252Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,512 16% above ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$4,300 42% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.8%±85.4 ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 27% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
8 minLowest 69% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| 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 | 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.