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Dixfield vs Ogunquit 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).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Dixfield has the most kids (19.3% 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 | Ogunquit | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,738 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+23% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43±12Lowest 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±4.8Highest 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+ | 21.1%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2.5Lowest 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 | $70,613±$9k 6% below ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$70,608±$16kLowest 6% 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±$24kLowest 46% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$171,500±$68k 42% below ME |
| 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 | $2,324Lowest 23% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$2,400 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±20.2 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% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 56 | — | — |
| High school in town | Dirigo High School | — | — |
| 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.