Compare towns
Appleton vs Mount Vernon vs Ogunquit vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Appleton has the most affordable homes ($236k median).
Mount Vernon has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Appleton | Mount Vernon | Ogunquit | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,360Lowest |
1,716 |
1,379 |
2,651Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.2±7.4 10% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,600±$33kLowest 21% below ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$82 3% below ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
— | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588 18% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,392 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Appleton and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Vernon 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 | — | — | — | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Appleton Public Schools | RSU 38 | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.