Compare towns
Exeter vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the shortest commute (35 min average).
Vienna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Exeter | Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,093Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
42.8±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Exeter and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Vienna and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$75,481±$20kLowest about the ME average |
| Exeter and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,469Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 43% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Vienna and Exeter 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.