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Cornville vs Dixmont vs Dixfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornville has the highest household income ($80k).
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Dixfield has the shortest commute (25 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 | Cornville | Dixmont | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 1,419 |
1,207Lowest |
2,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±7.4 12% above ME |
50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
49.9±4.4Lowest 11% above ME |
| Dixmont and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornville and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dixfield and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Dixmont 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±$18kHighest 7% above ME |
$75,952±$14k about the ME average |
$70,613±$9kLowest 6% below ME |
| Cornville and Dixmont 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 |
$190,700±$22kHighest 36% below ME |
$160,900±$24kLowest 46% below ME |
| Dixmont 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 |
$1,348±$62 18% above ME |
$658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
| Cornville and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,808 40% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,324Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixfield and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 19 | RSU 56 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Dirigo High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.