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Mexico vs Roxbury vs Anson
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Roxbury has the oldest population (median age 59.8).
Anson has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
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 | Anson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
352Lowest |
2,331 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -8.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Anson 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% |
25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±4.9Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
15.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Anson 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 |
$52,474±$21k 30% below ME |
| Mexico and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10k 63% below ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
$117,800±$14kHighest 60% below ME |
| Anson and Mexico 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 |
— | $928±$62Lowest 19% below ME |
| Mexico and Anson 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 |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,572 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 20.6%±23.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1972Highest 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 16% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest 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 | — | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Carrabec High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.