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Mount Vernon vs Durham
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%).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,716Lowest |
4,262Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Durham 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% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Durham 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% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham 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±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168 22% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Durham 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 | — | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 05 |
| 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.