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Mount Desert vs Windham vs Cranberry Isles
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 most expensive homes ($522k median).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Cranberry Isles has the most kids (19.4% 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 | Windham | Cranberry Isles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,671Highest |
594 |
196Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 54.9±8.2Highest 41% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
48±11.9 23% above U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Cranberry Isles 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% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±9.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Cranberry Isles and Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Desert and Windham 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% |
48.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cranberry Isles 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. |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$65,000±$37kLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Windham 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±$66kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20kLowest 6% above U.S. |
$439,100±$51k 32% above U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$89Highest 5% below U.S. |
— | $1,000±$413Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Mount Desert and Cranberry Isles 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. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$3,273Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±31.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
71.4%±79Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cranberry Isles and Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
81%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 min 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.1%±9.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.5%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | — | Cranberry Isles 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 |
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.