Compare towns
Readfield vs Surry 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 highest household income ($87k).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Surry | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Highest |
1,836 |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
| Surry and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Surry and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$74,508±$12k about the ME average |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
| Readfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$969±$129 15% below ME |
$893±$168Lowest 22% below ME |
| Readfield and Surry 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 |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry 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% |
7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 20% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | Surry Public Schools | 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.