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Addison vs Dexter vs Jonesport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most homeowners (85%).
Dexter has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
Jonesport has the highest household income ($68k).
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 | Addison | Dexter | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045Lowest |
3,822Highest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
51±6.8 14% above ME |
43.7±12.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Addison and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Jonesport and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6% ME: 36.2% |
16.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
$51,845±$18k 31% below ME |
$67,500±$13kHighest 10% below ME |
| Jonesport and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
$170,600±$52kHighest 42% below ME |
$142,000±$37kLowest 52% below ME |
| Dexter and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
$838±$119Lowest 26% below ME |
$1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,186Highest 28% below ME |
$1,800 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6 ME: 48.4% |
65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1% ME: 10.7% |
23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
67.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dexter and Addison 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 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | MSAD 46 | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Dexter Regional High School | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3Highest |
9.2Lowest |
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| 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.