Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Ogunquit vs Cushing
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 affordable homes ($264k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Cushing has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Ogunquit | Cushing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Cushing 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 |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Cushing 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$409,800±$44k 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
— | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$3,944 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ogunquit and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | — | RSU 13 |
| 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.