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Vienna vs Cornish vs Rome
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 most people working from home (10.6%).
Cornish has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
1,803Highest |
1,215 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±5.5 4% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Rome 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% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Rome 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% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome 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% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,481±$20k about the ME average |
$69,038±$4kLowest 8% below ME |
$77,639±$25kHighest 4% above ME |
| Rome and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,400±$62k 7% below ME |
$274,200±$84kLowest 8% below ME |
$329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
| Rome and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
| Cornish and Rome 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 |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 62 minHighest 150% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.6%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Vienna and Cornish 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.