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Baldwin vs Franklin vs Dixmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
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 | Baldwin | Franklin | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
1,628Highest |
1,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
46±9.3Lowest about the ME average |
50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
| Dixmont and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Franklin and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$75,952±$14kHighest about the ME average |
| Dixmont and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$245,800±$59k 17% below ME |
$190,700±$22kLowest 36% below ME |
| Baldwin and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,231 27% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.