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Mexico vs Exeter vs Mexico
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%).
Exeter has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Mexico has the shortest commute (24 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 | Exeter | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,142 |
1,093Lowest |
2,782Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +28.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
| Exeter and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico 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% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter 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% ME: 36.2% |
15%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,972±$7kLowest 32% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $108,700±$11kLowest 63% below ME |
$166,700±$39kHighest 44% below ME |
$110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$310Lowest 15% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
| Mexico and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,944 36% below ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,961Highest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.5%±20Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1958 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 6.5%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Mexico 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 | — | #130 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.