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Corinna vs Porter vs Dexter
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 kids (21% under 18).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Dexter has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Porter | Dexter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,192 |
1,746Lowest |
3,822Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
51±6.8Highest 14% above ME |
| Dexter and Corinna 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% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinna and Porter 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% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Dexter 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 |
$60,417±$9kHighest 19% below ME |
$51,845±$18kLowest 31% below ME |
| Porter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
$170,600±$52k 42% below ME |
| Porter and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599Highest 18% below ME |
— | $838±$119Lowest 26% below ME |
| Corinna and Dexter 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 |
$1,841 39% below ME |
$2,186Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Porter 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% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Corinna 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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.