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Mount Vernon vs Windham vs Fayette
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%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Fayette has the oldest population (median age 58.8).
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 | Windham | Fayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,716 |
19,188Highest |
1,383Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% below ME |
58.8±4.2Highest 31% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
37.2%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Windham and Fayette 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 |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
$59,500±$17kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
$257,600±$48kLowest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
$983±$816 14% below ME |
| Windham and Fayette are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
$3,160 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
46.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Fayette and Windham 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% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±7.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Fayette 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 14 | Fayette Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.