Compare towns
Dixfield vs Somerville vs Cornville
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Cornville has the most people working from home (5.9%).
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 | Somerville | Cornville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Highest |
837Lowest |
1,419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4 11% above ME |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
50.1±7.4Highest 12% above ME |
| Cornville 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% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.3%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.8%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Dixfield and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
29.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Dixfield and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,613±$9kLowest 6% below ME |
$71,250±$15k 5% below ME |
$79,926±$18kHighest 7% above ME |
| Cornville and Somerville 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 |
$218,100±$41kHighest 26% below ME |
$167,400±$14k 44% below ME |
| Somerville and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$1,366±$181 20% above ME |
| Somerville and Cornville 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 |
$2,505Highest 17% below ME |
$1,808Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2 ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cornville 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 12 | — |
| High school in town | Dirigo High School | None in town | — |
| 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.