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Thorndike vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
Vienna has the oldest population (median age 42.8).
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 | Thorndike | Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,403Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
42.8±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Vienna and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Vienna and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Vienna and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$75,481±$20kLowest about the ME average |
| Thorndike and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$88kLowest 31% below ME |
$276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Vienna and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$317 27% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$2,469Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Thorndike and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minLowest 46% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Mt View High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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| 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.