Compare towns
Trenton vs Bar Harbor vs Lamoine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Trenton has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
Bar Harbor has the most expensive homes ($538k median).
Lamoine has the highest household income ($89k).
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 | Trenton | Bar Harbor | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,599Lowest |
5,244Highest |
1,782 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7% ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.5±7.7Lowest about the ME average |
49.2±5.9 10% above ME |
49.6±7.3Highest 11% above ME |
| Lamoine and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Trenton and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.1%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% ME: 36.2% |
68.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bar Harbor and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,455±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
$77,180±$26k 3% above ME |
$88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
| Lamoine and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,400±$36k 20% above ME |
$538,400±$94kHighest 82% above ME |
$324,800±$43kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$241Lowest 3% below ME |
$1,106±$351 about the ME average |
$1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
| Lamoine and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,310 24% below ME |
$4,279Highest 41% above ME |
$2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±20.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.6%±17.6 ME: 48.4% |
23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Trenton and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4% ME: 74.3% |
74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 17% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
22 min 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
| Bar Harbor and Lamoine 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 | — | #2 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Trenton Public Schools | Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt Desert Island High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.2 |
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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.