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Dixfield vs Troy 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).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Dixfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23%).
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 | Troy | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,300Highest |
984Lowest |
1,738 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+23%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4Highest 11% above ME |
49.3±13.6 10% above ME |
43±12Lowest 4% below ME |
| Dixfield and Troy 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% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Troy 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% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Dixfield 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% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Troy 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±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$70,608±$16k 6% below ME |
| Dixfield 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 |
$213,000±$31kHighest 28% below ME |
$171,500±$68k 42% below ME |
| Troy and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287 42% below ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
$534±$217Lowest 53% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,324 23% below ME |
$1,752Lowest 42% below ME |
$2,400Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Troy and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
14.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 56 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.