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Strong vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Vienna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Strong | Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,249Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
42.8±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
| Strong and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Vienna and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$75,481±$20kHighest about the ME average |
| Vienna and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,469Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Vienna and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 26% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.