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Mexico vs Roxbury
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 kids (19.8% under 18).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 59.8).
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 | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Roxbury 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9kHighest 25% below ME |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Mexico and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10kHighest 63% below ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Mexico and Roxbury 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961Highest 35% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1969Highest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mexico and Roxbury 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.