Compare towns
Vienna vs Union vs Chesterville
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 homeowners (91.8%).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Union | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
2,663Highest |
1,397 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.8±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Vienna and Union 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% |
24.9%±4 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Union 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% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Union 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% |
34.4% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Union 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±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Vienna and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Union and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,469 19% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Vienna and Union 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 62 minHighest 150% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.6%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.