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Dixfield vs Ogunquit vs Peru
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).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Peru has the most kids (20.8% 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 | Ogunquit | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,501 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
48±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Peru 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%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Ogunquit and Peru 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 |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% 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 |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
— | $723±$16Highest 37% below ME |
| Peru 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 |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Dixfield and Peru 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% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 56 | — | RSU 56 |
| 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.