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Dixfield vs Millinocket vs Ogunquit vs Mexico
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Mexico has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Millinocket | Ogunquit | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,300 |
4,115Highest |
1,379Lowest |
2,782 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
54.2±6.2 21% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and Dixfield 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% |
36.2%±8.2 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Millinocket 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% |
18.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $70,613±$9k 6% below ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$55,727±$9k 25% below 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 | $160,900±$24k 46% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287 42% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
— | $1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
| Mexico 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 |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,961 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14% ME: 10.7% |
17.1% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — | #130 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 56 | Millinocket Public Schools | — | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 |
| High school in town | Dirigo High School | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.