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Dexter vs Brownfield vs Dexter
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 people working from home (12.1%).
Brownfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
Dexter has the most renters (49.7% rent).
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 | Brownfield | Dexter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,822Highest |
1,830Lowest |
1,852 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51±6.8 14% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
51.2±7.8Highest 14% above ME |
| Dexter and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.6%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dexter and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Dexter and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,845±$18kLowest 31% below ME |
$60,889±$5kHighest 19% below ME |
$53,654±$25k 28% below ME |
| Brownfield and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,600±$52k 42% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$138,200±$50kLowest 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$119 26% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$827±$117Lowest 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,186 28% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,962Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
59.4%±23.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3% ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
50.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dexter and Brownfield 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 | — | #113 of 133 in ME |
| School district | MSAD 46 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school in town | Dexter Regional High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.