Compare towns
Chesterville vs Mount Vernon vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Mount Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Readfield has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
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 | Chesterville | Mount Vernon | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
1,716 |
2,651Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
| Readfield and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
| Readfield and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield 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 | — | RSU 38 | RSU 38 |
| High school 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 |
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.