Compare towns
Northport vs Edgecomb vs Belfast
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Edgecomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Northport | Edgecomb | Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,621 |
1,251Lowest |
6,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8 26% above ME |
41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Belfast and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Edgecomb and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±7.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.1%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8k about the ME average |
$108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$67,679±$9kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36k 16% above ME |
$348,400±$36kHighest 17% above ME |
$340,900±$34kLowest 15% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Highest 4% below ME |
— | $962±$92Lowest 16% below ME |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721Lowest 10% below ME |
$3,577 18% above ME |
$4,145Highest 37% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.4%±14.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
22 min 10% below ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Northport and Edgecomb 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 | — | — | #84 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Northport Public Schools | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Belfast Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.