Compare towns
Readfield vs Raymond vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Raymond has the most expensive homes ($396k median).
Mount Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Readfield | Raymond | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651 |
4,610Highest |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
47.3±4.1 6% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
| Readfield and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8% ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Raymond and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$88,194±$20kHighest 18% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Raymond and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$965±$397 15% below ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Readfield and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Raymond and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 20% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Mount Vernon 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 14 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.