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Dixfield vs Dixfield vs Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dixfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23%).
Dixfield has the most homeowners (85.5%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
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 | Dixfield | Dixfield | Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,738Lowest |
2,300 |
4,115Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +23%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±12Lowest 4% below ME |
49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
| Millinocket and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dixfield and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.6% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Millinocket and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,608±$16k 6% below ME |
$70,613±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
| Dixfield and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,500±$68kHighest 42% below ME |
$160,900±$24k 46% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
| Dixfield and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $534±$217 53% below ME |
$658±$287Highest 42% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
| Dixfield and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,400Highest 21% below ME |
$2,324 23% below ME |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixfield and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% ME: 10.7% |
14%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 17 yrs older than ME |
1969Highest 8 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Millinocket and Dixfield 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 | — | — | #98 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 56 | Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Dirigo High School | Stearns Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.