Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Limerick 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%).
Limerick has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Limerick | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716 |
3,400Highest |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below 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%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Limerick 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 |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
| Limerick 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 |
$269,400±$29k 9% below ME |
$329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
| Rome and Limerick 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 |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Limerick 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% |
6.9% ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Limerick 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 | — | — |
| 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.