Compare towns
Etna vs Sullivan vs Dixmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Etna has the most kids (20% under 18).
Sullivan has the most expensive homes ($222k median).
Dixmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Etna | Sullivan | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,252Highest |
1,246 |
1,207Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.4Lowest 6% below ME |
47.1±15 5% above ME |
50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
| Dixmont and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Etna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Sullivan and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,379±$16k 3% below ME |
$59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$75,952±$14kHighest about the ME average |
| Dixmont and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,000±$49kLowest 38% below ME |
$222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
$190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
| Sullivan and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,745 43% below ME |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1992 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 12% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | Sumner Memorial High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.