Compare towns
Patten vs Harmony
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Harmony has the most expensive homes ($203k median).
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 | Patten | Harmony |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 607Lowest |
974Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
52.9±2.5Lowest 18% above ME |
| Patten and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Patten and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Harmony and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$54,063±$13kHighest 28% below ME |
| Harmony and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$202,700±$58kHighest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99 66% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,449Highest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.5%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.8%±8.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Harmony Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.