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Mount Vernon vs Phippsburg 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Phippsburg | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716 |
2,238Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Phippsburg 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% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest 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%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.7% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6k about the ME average |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Chesterville and Phippsburg 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 |
$2,034Lowest 33% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Phippsburg 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| 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.