Compare towns
Cornville vs Somerville 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 most people working from home (5.9%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
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 | Somerville | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,419 |
837Lowest |
2,300Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±7.4Highest 12% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
49.9±4.4 11% above 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville 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% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Highest 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dixfield and Cornville 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 |
$71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
$70,613±$9kLowest 6% below ME |
| Cornville and Somerville 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 |
$218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$160,900±$24kLowest 46% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,366±$181 20% above ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,808Lowest 40% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$2,324 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Cornville and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | 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.