Compare towns
Baldwin vs Thorndike 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).
Thorndike has the most kids (49.8% under 18).
Dixmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Thorndike | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
1,403Highest |
1,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
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% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$75,952±$14k about the ME average |
| Thorndike and Dixmont 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 |
$205,600±$88k 31% below ME |
$190,700±$22kLowest 36% below ME |
| Baldwin and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
$1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,537 16% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Thorndike 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% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
87.2%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 minLowest 32% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
35 min 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | Mt View High School | 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.