Compare towns
Mexico vs Corinth vs Benton
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 (+2.8%).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Benton has the most expensive homes ($177k median).
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 | Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782 |
2,990Highest |
2,770Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Highest 3% below ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
42.8±6 4% below ME |
| Mexico and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.9%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Benton 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% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
21.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9kLowest 25% below ME |
$64,229±$5kHighest 14% below ME |
$61,437±$5k 18% below ME |
| Corinth and Benton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$135,800±$31k 54% below ME |
$176,700±$23kHighest 40% below ME |
| Benton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$275 10% below ME |
$883±$157Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,110±$123Highest about the ME average |
| Benton 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 |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,758 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Benton and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.4% ME: 10.7% |
10%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
20 minLowest 21% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Benton 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 | #85 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | None in town | Central High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.