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Maine vs Vermont Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²).
- Maine's land area is 3.3 times (235%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.9 times (88%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km).
- Maine's east-west width is 1.8 times (80%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 869 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet.
- Maine's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Maine vs Vermont Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024).
- Maine's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4.
- Vermont's population density is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432.
- Portland's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445).
- Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 29 years.
Maine vs Vermont Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion.
- Maine's economic output is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Vermont: $71,359.
- Maine and Vermont have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs Vermont: $71,287 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maine and Vermont have about the same average income.
Maine vs Vermont Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while Vermont has 14.
- Maine's county count is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; Vermont's is Windsor County at 969 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 6.9 times (588%) larger than Windsor County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs Vermont: Grand Isle County (82 sq mi).
- Sagadahoc County's land area is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Grand Isle County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs Vermont: Chittenden County (170,851 people).
- Cumberland County's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Chittenden County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs Vermont: Essex County (6,037 people).
- Piscataquis County's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Essex County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs Vermont: Chittenden County ($80,533).
- Cumberland County's income is 1.1 times (12%) richer than Chittenden County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs Vermont: Essex County ($50,712).
- Franklin County and Essex County have about the same income.
Maine vs Vermont Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while Vermont has a top income tax rate of 8.75%.
- Vermont's top rate is 1.6 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs Vermont: 1.42% of home value per year.
- Vermont's rate is 0.51 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs Vermont: 6.43%.
- Vermont's combined rate is 0.93 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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