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Searsport vs Belfast
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Searsport has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Searsport | Belfast |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,655Lowest |
6,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.9±7.2Lowest 4% below ME |
60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Searsport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±7.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,303±$19kLowest 14% below ME |
$67,679±$9kHighest 9% below ME |
| Belfast and Searsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$78kLowest 24% below ME |
$340,900±$34kHighest 15% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,105±$87Highest about the ME average |
$962±$92Lowest 16% below ME |
| Searsport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,225Lowest 27% below ME |
$4,145Highest 37% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±25.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
47.4%±14.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Searsport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
22 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Searsport and Belfast 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 | #109 of 133 in ME | #84 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 20 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | Searsport District High School | Belfast Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.2Lowest |
11.3Highest |
| 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.