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Mexico vs Addison 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 the highest household income ($56k).
Addison has the most expensive homes ($164k median).
Mexico has grown the fastest since 2010 (+28.2%).
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 | Addison | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
1,045Lowest |
2,142 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+28.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
41.9±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±5.5Highest 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+ | 20.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.8%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Addison 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9kHighest 25% below ME |
$50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
$50,972±$7k 32% below ME |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
$163,500±$28kHighest 45% below ME |
$108,700±$11kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
$900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$972±$310 15% below ME |
| Mexico and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961Highest 35% below ME |
$1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,944 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
60%±47.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.5%±20Highest 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 | 19.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1% ME: 10.7% |
24.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77% ME: 74.3% |
85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 minHighest 11% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Addison 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 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.