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Winthrop vs Mount Vernon vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winthrop has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Winthrop | Mount Vernon | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,191Highest |
1,716Lowest |
4,262 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.6±5.3 about the ME average |
47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
| Mount Vernon and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $294,800±$41k about the ME average |
$264,200±$23kLowest 11% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Durham and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
$893±$168Highest 22% below ME |
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| Mount Vernon and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,506 15% above ME |
$2,832Lowest 7% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #12 of 133 in ME | — | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Winthrop Public Schools | RSU 38 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Winthrop High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.