Compare towns
Mount Desert vs Tremont vs Union
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).
Tremont has the most renters (23.7% rent).
Union has the most affordable homes ($268k 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 | Tremont | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671 |
1,508Lowest |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| 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% |
20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Tremont 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% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest 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% |
44.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
$80,724±$9kLowest 8% 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 |
$407,000±$32k 37% above ME |
$267,600±$42kLowest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
$1,179±$452Lowest 4% 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 | $3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,276 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest 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 | |||
| School district | Mount Desert Public Schools | Tremont Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.