Compare towns
Cushing vs Mount Vernon vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Cushing | Mount Vernon | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460 |
1,716Highest |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.