Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Dedham vs Rome
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%).
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Dedham | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716Highest |
1,656 |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
-2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
46.5±2.2Lowest 4% above ME |
48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Rome 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%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Rome 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% |
18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Rome 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% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
| Dedham and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
$356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Dedham and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Dedham and Rome 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 |
$3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome 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% |
9% ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | Dedham Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.