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Hollis 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
Hollis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Hollis | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,872Highest |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±4.2Lowest about the ME average |
47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
| Mount Vernon and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Hollis and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,900±$27kHighest 14% above ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$293Highest 20% above ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,625Lowest 14% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±30.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hollis and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.9%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Hollis 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 | #88 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.