Compare towns
Cornville vs Unity 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).
Unity has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.2%).
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
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 | Cornville | Unity | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,419 |
1,858Highest |
1,207Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±7.4 12% above ME |
27.5±2.2Lowest 39% 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%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Cornville and Dixmont 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% |
11.8%±3Lowest 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% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
30%±4.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,926±$18kHighest 7% above ME |
$62,857±$6kLowest 16% 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 |
$206,900±$28kHighest 30% below ME |
$190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
| Unity and Dixmont 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 |
$873±$73Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,348±$62 18% above 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 |
$2,510Highest 17% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.8%±13Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Unity 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% |
17.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.8%±7.6 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 · Ecology Learning Center | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | Ecology Learning Ctr | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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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.