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Mexico vs Lagrange vs Rumford
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%).
Lagrange has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
Rumford has the most renters (36.9% rent).
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 | Lagrange | Rumford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782 |
709Lowest |
5,942Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
45.9±13.8 about the ME average |
50.4±3.4Highest 13% above ME |
| Rumford and Lagrange 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% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange 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% |
18.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rumford 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% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Rumford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9k 25% below ME |
$58,417±$14kHighest 22% below ME |
$38,403±$6kLowest 49% below ME |
| Lagrange 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±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
$127,700±$21kHighest 57% below ME |
| Rumford and Lagrange 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 |
$831±$151 27% below ME |
$803±$81Lowest 29% below ME |
| Mexico and Lagrange 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 |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
$1,988Highest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
59.1%±11.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5% ME: 74.3% |
63.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 19 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Lagrange and Rumford 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 | — | #126 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | — | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Mountain Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
| 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.