Compare towns
Dixfield vs New Sharon vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dixfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
New Sharon has the most kids (20% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k 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 | New Sharon | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,738Highest |
1,550 |
1,379Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +23% ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±12Lowest 4% below ME |
43.9±8.9 about the ME average |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
20%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Sharon and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.8%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit 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 |
$63,889±$21kLowest 15% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit 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±$68k 42% below ME |
$171,200±$21kLowest 42% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $534±$217Lowest 53% below ME |
$961±$55Highest 16% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,400 21% below ME |
$1,889Lowest 38% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
61%±38Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Sharon and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 09 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.