Compare towns
Abbot vs Dexter vs Lagrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Abbot has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Dexter has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
Lagrange has the most kids (24.7% 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 | Abbot | Dexter | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 584Lowest |
3,822Highest |
709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9% ME: +2.6% |
-2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.5 8% above ME |
51±6.8Highest 14% above ME |
45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Dexter and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Dexter and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2% ME: 36.2% |
16.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Dexter and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,542±$24kHighest 22% below ME |
$51,845±$18kLowest 31% below ME |
$58,417±$14k 22% below ME |
| Abbot and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,200±$36kHighest 42% below ME |
$170,600±$52k 42% below ME |
$126,000±$33kLowest 58% below ME |
| Abbot and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$73Highest about the ME average |
$838±$119 26% below ME |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,393 54% below ME |
$2,186Highest 28% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±41.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.2%±20.6 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±17.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±8 ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Abbot and Dexter 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 | — | #113 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | MSAD 46 | — |
| High school in town | — | Dexter Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.