Compare towns
Chesterville vs Springfield vs Mount Vernon
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).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Springfield | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397 |
310Lowest |
1,716Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
| Springfield 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% |
18.1%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 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% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Springfield 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% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville and Mount Vernon 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 |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$74,395±$6kHighest about the ME average |
| Mount Vernon 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±$40k 28% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$264,200±$23kHighest 11% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
— | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Chesterville and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194 28% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
— | 26.9%±36.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Chesterville 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% |
5.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 21% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 38 |
| 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.