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Alna vs Baldwin vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Vienna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Alna | Baldwin | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 818 |
1,170Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
42.8±5.5 4% below ME |
| Baldwin and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$75,481±$20k about the ME average |
| Alna and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$276,400±$62k 7% below ME |
| Alna and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$176 4% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,667Highest 21% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$2,469Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 41% above ME |
32 minLowest 32% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Alna and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.