Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Ogunquit vs Hermon vs Vienna
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%).
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% rent).
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 | Hermon | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,716 |
1,379 |
6,727Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
41.1±4.7Lowest 8% below ME |
42.8±5.5 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Hermon and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Hermon and Ogunquit 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 |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$75,481±$20k about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Hermon 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 |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$276,400±$62k 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
— | $1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$2,469Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vienna and Hermon 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% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1 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 | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #54 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | — | Hermon Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Hermon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.