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Vienna vs Dummerston vs Maine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Maine has the oldest population (median age 57.1).
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 | Dummerston | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,184Highest |
2,090Lowest |
5,089 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±6 38% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
57.1±10Highest 47% above U.S. |
| Maine and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Maine and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Maine and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,244±$10k 3% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$69,115±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,000±$20kLowest 62% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$156,100±$44k 53% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$166Lowest 34% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$939±$49 34% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,680Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$3,828 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±15.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.1%±14.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Vienna and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #436 of 484 in NY | — | #369 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | MAINE-ENDWELL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.