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Vienna vs Cornish vs Mercer
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vienna has the highest household income ($75k).
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Mercer has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Vienna | Cornish | Mercer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
1,803Highest |
718 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±5.5 4% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
43.4±4.5Highest 3% below ME |
| Mercer and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±6.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mercer and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mercer and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,481±$20kHighest about the ME average |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$71,107±$2k 5% below ME |
| Vienna and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
$274,200±$84k 8% below ME |
$238,500±$32kLowest 20% below ME |
| Vienna and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,422±$249Highest 25% above ME |
| Mercer and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,469Highest 19% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$1,970Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
18.5%±74Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 62 minHighest 150% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.6%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.5%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mercer and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.