Compare towns
Dixmont vs Standish vs Troy
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 affordable homes ($191k median).
Standish has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Troy has the most kids (20.7% 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 | Dixmont | Standish | Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,207 |
10,662Highest |
984Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
49.3±13.6 10% above ME |
| Dixmont and Troy 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% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Troy and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7% ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,952±$14k about the ME average |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,700±$22kLowest 36% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$213,000±$31k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
$983±$453Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,255±$211 10% above ME |
| Dixmont and Troy 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 |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$1,752 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±70.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Standish and Troy 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 40% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Troy and Dixmont 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town |
| 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.