Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Augusta vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Readfield has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
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 | Mount Vernon | Augusta | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716Lowest |
19,077Highest |
2,651 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
| Readfield and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Augusta and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6k about the ME average |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
| Readfield and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$919±$79 19% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9Highest |
11.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.