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Dixfield vs Warren
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).
Warren has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,300Lowest |
4,932Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±4.4Highest 11% above ME |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dixfield and Warren 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% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren 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±$9kLowest 6% below ME |
$74,616±$21kHighest about the ME average |
| Warren 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 |
$232,700±$32kHighest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$287Lowest 42% below ME |
$1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
| Warren 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 |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48%±20.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Dixfield 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% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Warren and Dixfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 56 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| 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 |
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.