Compare towns
Cornville vs Dixfield vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Dixfield has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Cornville | Dixfield | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,419Lowest |
2,300Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±7.4Highest 12% above ME |
49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Cornville and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dixfield and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6% ME: 36.2% |
25.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,926±$18k 7% above ME |
$70,613±$9kLowest 6% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,400±$14k 44% below ME |
$160,900±$24kLowest 46% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,366±$181Highest 20% above ME |
$658±$287 42% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,808 40% below ME |
$2,324Highest 23% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.2% ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 56 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | Dirigo High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.