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Mount Desert vs Randolph 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Randolph has the most affordable homes ($279k median).
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 | Randolph | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671 |
4,843Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 41% above U.S. |
40.4±7.4Lowest 4% 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% |
17.3%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.2%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Tremont and Randolph 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% |
22.9%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Desert and Randolph 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% |
40.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
11.2%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,813±$9kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$88,803±$8k 10% above U.S. |
| 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 57% above U.S. |
$278,700±$38kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$407,000±$32k 22% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89Highest 5% below U.S. |
$1,172±$173Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,217±$406 14% below U.S. |
| 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 13% above U.S. |
$4,698Highest 51% above U.S. |
$2,822Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
54.1%±17.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Randolph 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
21 min 22% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.