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Alna vs Casco 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).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Casco | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 818 |
3,696Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
42.8±5.5 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco 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% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Casco 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 |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% 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 |
$355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$276,400±$62kLowest 7% below ME |
| Alna and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
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| Casco and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,667Highest 21% above ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
$2,469Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Casco 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 41% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.