Compare towns
Acton vs Vinalhaven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Acton has the most affordable homes ($334k median).
Vinalhaven has the shortest commute (19 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.
| Measure | Acton | Vinalhaven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,721Highest |
1,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±4.2Lowest 18% above ME |
65.1±3.9Highest 45% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Acton and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
50.4%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Acton and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$15kHighest 5% above ME |
$72,963±$11kLowest about the ME average |
| Acton and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,300±$34kLowest 13% above ME |
$428,400±$44kHighest 44% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,017±$924 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,680Lowest 12% below ME |
$3,598Highest 19% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.6%±41.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Acton and Vinalhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 64% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.2%±8.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Vinalhaven and Acton 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 | #43 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Acton Public Schools | — |
| High school 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.