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Rangeley vs Greenville vs Winter Harbor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rangeley has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
Greenville has the most people working from home (7.6%).
Winter Harbor has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Rangeley | Greenville | Winter Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 792 |
1,355Highest |
493Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-10.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 64.3±3.2 44% above ME |
60.3±1.9Lowest 35% above ME |
64.6±5.5Highest 44% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 3.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
8.2%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Greenville and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 49.1%±10.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
47.3%±18.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Rangeley and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
7.3%±8.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winter Harbor and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,243±$23kLowest 22% below ME |
$63,486±$9k 15% below ME |
$86,250±$38kHighest 15% above ME |
| Winter Harbor and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $424,700±$47kHighest 43% above ME |
$268,500±$47k 9% below ME |
$210,500±$43kLowest 29% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $671±$119 41% below ME |
$662±$182Lowest 42% below ME |
$818±$433Highest 28% below ME |
| Winter Harbor and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,482 18% below ME |
$3,033Highest about the ME average |
$1,422Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.6%±31.2 ME: 48.4% |
15.4%±18.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±37.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winter Harbor and Rangeley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 65% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 4.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.6%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Greenville and Winter Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.