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Mexico vs Corinth vs East Millinocket
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+28.2%).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
East Millinocket has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Mexico | Corinth | East Millinocket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,142 |
2,990Highest |
1,495Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +28.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
-8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
42.7±6 5% below ME |
45.9±8.7Highest about the ME average |
| East Millinocket and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±6.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,972±$7k 32% below ME |
$64,229±$5kHighest 14% below ME |
$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $108,700±$11k 63% below ME |
$135,800±$31kHighest 54% below ME |
$86,200±$7kLowest 71% below ME |
| Corinth and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$310Highest 15% below ME |
$883±$157 22% below ME |
$449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
| Mexico and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,944Highest 36% below ME |
$1,381 55% below ME |
$1,149Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.5%±20 ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 24.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1960 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and East Millinocket 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 | #130 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | East Millinocket Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Central High School | Schenck High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.