Compare towns
Palermo vs Palmyra vs Monroe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Palmyra has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Monroe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
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 | Palermo | Palmyra | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,473 |
2,209Highest |
1,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±6.1 3% below ME |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
43.5±7Highest about the ME average |
| Monroe and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Palmyra and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±2 ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Monroe and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,095±$15kHighest 19% above ME |
$60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,700±$54kHighest 12% below ME |
$154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,235±$1kHighest 8% above ME |
$733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
$1,165±$152 about the ME average |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,506Highest 17% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 24% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 12 | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.