Compare towns
Tremont vs Gorham vs Mount Desert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tremont has the most affordable homes ($407k median).
Gorham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.9%).
Mount Desert has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Tremont | Gorham | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,508Lowest |
18,300Highest |
1,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.9%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Gorham and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4% ME: 36.2% |
44.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,803±$8kLowest 19% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$32kLowest 37% above ME |
$460,900±$26k 55% above ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
| Mount Desert and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$406Lowest 7% above ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,341±$89 18% above ME |
| Gorham and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,512 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Gorham and Mount Desert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.5% ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Mount Desert 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 | — | #24 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Tremont Public Schools | Gorham Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9 |
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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.