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Tremont vs Penobscot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.2%).
Penobscot has the most affordable homes ($296k 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 | Tremont | Penobscot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,508Highest |
1,154Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
53.4±5.7Highest 19% above ME |
| Penobscot and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±6Lowest 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+ | 21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
$63,194±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
$296,400±$58kLowest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
$1,141±$33Lowest about the ME average |
| Tremont and Penobscot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Highest 7% below ME |
$1,852Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.9%±100Highest 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 | 6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±13.5Lowest 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 | Tremont Public Schools | Penobscot 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.