Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Newburgh 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%).
Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
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 | Newburgh | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716Highest |
1,475 |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest 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%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh 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±$6k about the ME average |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Mount Vernon 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 |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Newburgh 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 |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Chesterville and Newburgh 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 |
$2,748 9% below ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh 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% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | — | — |
| High school 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.