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Mount Vernon vs Danforth
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%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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 | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,716Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth 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% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Danforth 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% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Danforth 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% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Mount Vernon 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 |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23kHighest 11% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Highest 22% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Danforth 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% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.