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Corinth vs Mexico vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Canaan has the most expensive homes ($160k median).
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 | Corinth | Mexico | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,990Highest |
2,782 |
2,063Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
44.2±6.1Highest about the ME average |
| Canaan and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.8%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Mexico and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,229±$5kHighest 14% below ME |
$55,727±$9kLowest 25% below ME |
$57,781±$13k 23% below ME |
| Corinth and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,800±$31k 54% below ME |
$110,800±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$159,900±$28kHighest 46% below ME |
| Canaan and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
$922±$252 19% below ME |
| Mexico and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,961Highest 35% below ME |
$1,530 50% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.3%±27.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2% ME: 74.3% |
77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
3.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #102 of 133 in ME | #130 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| High school in town | Central High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3 |
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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.