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Dyer Brook vs Marshfield vs Oakfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dyer Brook has the highest household income ($73k).
Marshfield has the most expensive homes ($192k median).
Oakfield has the oldest population (median age 57.7).
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 | Dyer Brook | Marshfield | Oakfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 275Lowest |
499 |
629Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
57.7±6.3Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±11 ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,409±$27kHighest about the ME average |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
$46,378±$3kLowest 38% below ME |
| Dyer Brook and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,000±$51kLowest 54% below ME |
$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME |
$144,300±$46k 51% below ME |
| Marshfield and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $592±$261 48% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,606 47% below ME |
$2,342Highest 23% below ME |
$1,272Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.6%±13.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
19 min 25% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.