Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Sidney 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%).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Sidney | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716 |
4,790Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Sidney 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% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville and Mount Vernon 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 |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Sidney 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±$23k 11% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Sidney and Chesterville 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 |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Chesterville 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Sidney 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.