Compare towns
Northport vs Eliot
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 affordable homes ($343k median).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,621Lowest |
7,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
| Northport and Eliot 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% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Eliot and Northport 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% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8kLowest about the ME average |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36kLowest 16% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721Lowest 10% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Eliot and Northport 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Northport Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.