Compare towns
Surry vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Surry has the most affordable homes ($296k median).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k 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 | Surry | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,836Lowest |
7,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
| Surry and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,300±$36kLowest about the ME average |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Eliot and Surry 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Surry Public Schools | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.