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Mexico vs Lee 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 the most affordable homes ($111k median).
Lee has the most people working from home (11.9%).
Dixfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23%).
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 | Lee | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
925Lowest |
1,738 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+23%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8 3% below ME |
51.5±11.5Highest 15% above ME |
43±12Lowest 4% below ME |
| Lee 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% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lee 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% |
24.5%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Lee and Dixfield 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% |
14.1% ME: 36.2% |
28.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Lee 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 |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
$70,608±$16kHighest 6% below ME |
| Dixfield 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 |
$174,500±$25kHighest 41% below ME |
$171,500±$68k 42% below ME |
| Lee and Dixfield 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 |
— | $534±$217Lowest 53% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961 35% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,400Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee 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% |
19.5% ME: 10.7% |
14.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1960 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the ME average |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lee 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 | — | — |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | RSU 30/MSAD 30 | — |
| 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.