Compare towns
Dixfield vs Chapman vs Cornville
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 most renters (14.5% rent).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Cornville has the most people working from home (5.9%).
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 | Chapman | Cornville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Highest |
388Lowest |
1,419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
50.1±7.4Highest 12% above ME |
| Cornville and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.3%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,613±$9kLowest 6% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$79,926±$18k 7% above ME |
| Chapman and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,900±$24kLowest 46% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$167,400±$14k 44% below ME |
| Chapman and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
— | $1,366±$181Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,324Highest 23% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
$1,808Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
15.2%±31.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Dixfield and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornville and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 56 | — | — |
| High school in town | Dirigo High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.