Compare towns
Dexter vs Cornish vs Limestone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dexter has the most renters (49.7% rent).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Dexter | Cornish | Limestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,852Highest |
1,803 |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±7.8Highest 14% above ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
45.3±4.9 about the ME average |
| Dexter and Limestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Limestone and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Limestone and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,654±$25k 28% below ME |
$69,038±$4kHighest 8% below ME |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
| Cornish and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,200±$50k 53% below ME |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $827±$117 27% below ME |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
$754±$233Lowest 34% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,962 35% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±23.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5 ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 12% below ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | — | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.6 |
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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.