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Dover-Foxcroft vs Dover-Foxcroft
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover-Foxcroft has the most people working from home (12.6%).
Dover-Foxcroft has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Dover-Foxcroft | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,506Highest |
2,745Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38±4.1Highest 15% below ME |
37±5.7Lowest 17% below ME |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,344±$6kHighest 15% below ME |
$56,250±$15kLowest 25% below ME |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,600±$12kHighest 45% below ME |
$158,800±$14kLowest 46% below ME |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
$909±$73Highest 20% below ME |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,916Highest 37% below ME |
$1,864Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.6%±16.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Highest ME: 74.3% |
57.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minHighest 40% below ME |
14 minLowest 43% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dover-Foxcroft 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 | #89 of 133 in ME | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.