Compare towns
Dixmont vs Gray vs Cornville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Cornville has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
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 | Dixmont | Gray | Cornville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,207Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,419 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
43.4±4.5Lowest 3% below ME |
50.1±7.4 12% above ME |
| Dixmont and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.3%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Gray and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
18.8%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dixmont and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,952±$14kLowest about the ME average |
$95,236±$8kHighest 27% above ME |
$79,926±$18k 7% above ME |
| Gray and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
$363,700±$20kHighest 23% above ME |
$167,400±$14kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,348±$62Lowest 18% above ME |
$1,371±$89Highest 20% above ME |
$1,366±$181 20% above ME |
| Gray and Cornville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$3,683Highest 21% above ME |
$1,808 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.2%±31.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gray and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
28 minLowest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Gray 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.