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Athens vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athens has the most affordable homes ($153k median).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Athens | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 791Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.7±7.2Highest 6% above ME |
47.5±9.5Lowest 6% above ME |
| Athens and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Athens and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $50,750±$14kLowest 32% below ME |
$61,806±$19kHighest 17% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $153,100±$33kLowest 48% below ME |
$190,000±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $538±$457Lowest 53% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,355Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±75.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Athens and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.1%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Athens Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.