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Vienna vs Sumner vs Mount Vernon
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 youngest population (median age 42.8).
Sumner has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Sumner | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
845 |
1,716Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
| Sumner and Mount Vernon 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% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Mount Vernon 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% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Vienna and Mount Vernon 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
| Vienna and Mount Vernon 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 |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
| Vienna and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $893±$168 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,469 19% below ME |
$2,167Lowest 29% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner 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% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 62 minHighest 150% above ME |
42 min 72% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 10 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.