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Dexter vs Cornish
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%).
Cornish has the highest household income ($69k).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,822Highest |
1,024Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51±6.8Highest 14% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Dexter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dexter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dexter and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dexter and Cornish 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 |
$68,686±$2kHighest 8% 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 | $170,600±$52k 42% below ME |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$119Lowest 26% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,186Highest 28% below ME |
$1,925Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.2%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Lowest 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 | 23.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dexter 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 | MSAD 46 | — |
| High school in town | Dexter Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.