What stands out worked out from the figures below

Yarmouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).

Bar Harbor has the shortest commute (20 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Yarmouth	Bar Harbor
People
Population	9,053Highest	5,244Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.7%Highest ME: +2.6%	-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6%
Median age	43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME	49.2±5.9Highest 10% above ME
	Bar Harbor and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1%	11.9%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	20.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4%	25.1%±5Highest ME: 22.4%
	Bar Harbor and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	66.8%Lowest ME: 36.2%	68.3%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 5.8%	10.8%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8%
	Bar Harbor and Yarmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$110,216±$14kHighest 47% above ME	$77,180±$26kLowest 3% above ME
	Yarmouth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$639,700±$57kHighest 116% above ME	$538,400±$94kLowest 82% above ME
	Yarmouth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,693±$191Highest 49% above ME	$1,106±$351Lowest about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,120Highest 135% above ME	$4,279Lowest 41% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51%±14.1Highest ME: 48.4%	41.6%±17.6Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Yarmouth and Bar Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.2%Highest ME: 10.7%	10.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	74.5%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 9% above ME	20 minLowest 20% below ME
Work from home	19.7%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9%	21.9%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9%
	Bar Harbor and Yarmouth 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	#5 of 133 in ME	#2 of 133 in ME
School district	Yarmouth Schools	Bar Harbor Public Schools · Mt Desert CSD
High school in town	Yarmouth High School	Mt Desert Island High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2Highest	8.2Lowest
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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.