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Penobscot vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Penobscot has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Tremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.2%).
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 | Penobscot | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,154Lowest |
1,508Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.4±5.7Highest 19% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Penobscot and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Penobscot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,194±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,400±$58kLowest about the ME average |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,141±$33Lowest about the ME average |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Penobscot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,852Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Penobscot and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±13.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Penobscot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Penobscot Public Schools | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.