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Rome vs Millinocket vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Vienna has the most people working from home (10.6%).
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 | Rome | Millinocket | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,215 |
3,779Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
57.5±7.3Highest 28% above ME |
42.8±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Millinocket and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
39.4%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
$50,445±$11kLowest 32% below ME |
$75,481±$20k about the ME average |
| Rome and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$99,800±$24kLowest 66% below ME |
$276,400±$62k 7% below ME |
| Rome and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$56Highest about the ME average |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,829 40% below ME |
$1,538Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,469Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Vienna and Rome 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — |
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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.