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Vinalhaven vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vinalhaven has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Ellsworth has the most kids (18.4% under 18).
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 | Vinalhaven | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,216Lowest |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
$77,375±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
| Ellsworth and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$924 11% below ME |
$1,017±$195 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,598Highest 19% above ME |
$3,262Lowest 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±41.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.