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Mexico vs Corinth vs Dixfield
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%).
Dixfield has the most expensive homes ($161k 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 | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782 |
2,990Highest |
2,300Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
42.7±6Lowest 5% below ME |
49.9±4.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Dixfield and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±3.9Lowest 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+ | 20.3%±4 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dixfield 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% |
25.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Lowest 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±$5k 14% below ME |
$70,613±$9kHighest 6% below ME |
| Dixfield and Corinth 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 |
$160,900±$24kHighest 46% below ME |
| Dixfield and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$275Highest 10% below ME |
$883±$157 22% below ME |
$658±$287Lowest 42% 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 | $1,961 35% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,324Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48%±20.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Dixfield 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
85.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 56 |
| High school in town | None in town | Central High School | Dirigo High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3Highest |
12.6Lowest |
| 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.