Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Canton vs Chesterville
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 the most people working from home (28.3%).
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% 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 | Mount Vernon | Canton | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716Highest |
1,191Lowest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Canton and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6kHighest about the ME average |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23kHighest 11% below ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
$214,000±$40k 28% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168 22% below ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Chesterville and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,277 25% below ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Mount Vernon 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% |
8.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.