Compare towns
Mount Vernon vs Vienna 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Vienna has the youngest population (median age 42.8).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
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 | Vienna | Cushing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716Highest |
536Lowest |
1,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
42.8±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Cushing 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%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8Lowest 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%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$75,481±$20k about the ME average |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Cushing and Vienna 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 |
$276,400±$62k 7% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
— | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
$2,469Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Vienna 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% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Cushing 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 |
| 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.