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Farmington vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Farmington has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.2%).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
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 | Farmington | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,157Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
| New Vineyard and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
$61,806±$19kHighest 17% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
$190,000±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$106Lowest 21% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,958Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±12.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 15.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington and New Vineyard 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 | #64 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 09 | — |
| High school in town | Mt Blue High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.