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Corinna vs Mexico vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has the most people working from home (13%).
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Corinna | Mexico | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192 |
2,782Highest |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinna and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12k 24% below ME |
$55,727±$9kLowest 25% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25k 45% below ME |
$110,800±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$166,700±$39kHighest 44% below ME |
| Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
| Mexico and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,961Highest 35% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7% ME: 10.7% |
19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinna and Exeter 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 | — | #130 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | — |
| 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.