Mount Desert is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mount Desert, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Mount Desert have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
85 in every 100 households in Mount Desert own their home
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Mount Desert changed by +5%. About 2,214 people call Mount Desert home (2025 Census estimate). Across ME, 36 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 64. For every 100 residents, 29 are 65 or older, beside 22 across ME.
Median age 54.9 (ME 44.8).
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.6 points).
Counted by household. Plus 57.6% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 3.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mount Desert says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 8 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Mount Desert
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mount Desert’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mount Desert or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Mount Desert in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.