Compare towns
Cornville vs Somerville vs Dixmont
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 affordable homes ($167k median).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
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 | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,419Highest |
837Lowest |
1,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±7.4 12% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
50.9±4.7Highest 14% 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%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2Lowest 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% |
19.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dixmont 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% |
24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dixmont 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±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$75,952±$14k about the ME average |
| 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±$14kLowest 44% below ME |
$218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
| Somerville and Dixmont 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 |
$1,348±$62Lowest 18% above ME |
| Somerville and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,808 40% below ME |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1989Lowest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.