Compare towns
Cornish vs Dixfield vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
Dixfield has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
Unity has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Unity is a college town. 30% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Cornish | Dixfield | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,803Lowest |
2,300Highest |
1,858 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39±8.5 13% below ME |
49.9±4.4Highest 11% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% below ME |
| Dixfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cornish and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.8%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dixfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$70,613±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% below ME |
| Dixfield and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$160,900±$24kLowest 46% below ME |
$206,900±$28k 30% below ME |
| Cornish and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
$873±$73 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,309Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,324 23% below ME |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14% ME: 10.7% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Unity and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 56 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center |
| High school in town | — | Dirigo High School | Ecology Learning Ctr |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
12.4Lowest |
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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.