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Chesterville vs Porter vs Vienna
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).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Vienna has the highest household income ($75k).
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 | Porter | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397 |
1,746Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
42.8±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Vienna and Porter 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% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Vienna and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$75,481±$20kHighest about the ME average |
| Vienna and Chesterville 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 |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Vienna and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194 28% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,469Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Porter and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 min 30% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.