Compare towns
Naples vs Mount Desert vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naples has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Casco has the most homeowners (90%).
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 | Naples | Mount Desert | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,985Highest |
1,671Lowest |
3,696 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.8Lowest 11% above ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
52±3.3 16% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Naples and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco 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 | $78,188±$13k 5% above ME |
$92,813±$9kHighest 24% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Mount Desert and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
$1,341±$89Lowest 18% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
| Naples and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$3,512Highest 16% above ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Casco 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Mount Desert Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Lake Region High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.