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Dixfield vs Lee vs Dixfield
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 affordable homes ($161k median).
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
Dixfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23%).
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 | Lee | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Highest |
925Lowest |
1,738 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
+23%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
43±12Lowest 4% below ME |
| Lee 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% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Lee and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Lee 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% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lee 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±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
$70,608±$16k 6% 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 | $160,900±$24kLowest 46% below ME |
$174,500±$25kHighest 41% below ME |
$171,500±$68k 42% below ME |
| Lee and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287Highest 42% below ME |
— | $534±$217Lowest 53% 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 | $2,324 23% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,400Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 56 | RSU 30/MSAD 30 | — |
| High school in town | Dirigo High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.