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Dixfield vs Ogunquit vs St. Albans
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
St. Albans has the most kids (18.8% 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 | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Highest |
1,379Lowest |
1,831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4Lowest 11% above ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
54.3±7 21% above ME |
| Ogunquit and St. Albans 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% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| St. Albans 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% |
26.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$65,600±$23kLowest 12% 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 |
$194,000±$28k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
— | $1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
| St. Albans 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 |
$1,915Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6 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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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.