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Blaine vs Eustis 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
Blaine has the highest household income ($81k).
Eustis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Blaine | Eustis | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 706Highest |
453Lowest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±17Lowest 3% above ME |
59.1±14Highest 32% above ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
| Eustis and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±13.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Eustis and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,707±$24kHighest 8% above ME |
$32,118±$11kLowest 57% below ME |
$61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
| Blaine and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $262,200±$51kHighest 12% below ME |
$190,000±$76kLowest 36% below ME |
| Eustis and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
$916±$547 20% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804 41% below ME |
$1,542Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66%±37.8 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
22.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
12 minLowest 52% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Eustis Public Schools | — |
| 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.