Compare towns
Chesterville vs Windham 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).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Windham | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
19,188Highest |
1,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
41.8±1.8 7% below ME |
47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
| Mount Vernon and Windham 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% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest 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% |
15.9%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Windham 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 |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Windham 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 |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Windham 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.