Compare towns
Vienna vs Cushing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vienna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Cushing |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 536Lowest |
1,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Cushing 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% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Vienna 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% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,481±$20kLowest about the ME average |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Cushing 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±$62kLowest 7% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,553±$376 36% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,469Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Vienna 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% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 62 minHighest 150% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.