Compare towns
New Vineyard vs Surry vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Industry has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
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 | New Vineyard | Surry | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Lowest |
1,836Highest |
988 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
| Surry and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
$74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
$63,056±$19k 16% below ME |
| Surry and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,000±$76kLowest 36% below ME |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
$205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
$1,049±$137Highest 8% below ME |
| Industry and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,136Highest 30% below ME |
$1,903 37% below ME |
$1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2 ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
86%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Surry Public Schools | — |
| High school 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.