Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Sidney vs Winthrop
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%).
Winthrop has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716Lowest |
4,790 |
6,191Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
| Mount Vernon and Winthrop 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%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Winthrop 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%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop 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±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
| Winthrop and Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
| Sidney and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168 22% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Sidney and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
$2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Winthrop 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 | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 18 | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.7 |
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| 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.