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Mexico 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 the highest household income ($56k).
Rumford has the most renters (43.7% 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 | Rumford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,782Lowest |
4,067Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Lowest 3% below ME |
52.3±3.8Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mexico and Rumford 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% |
31.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±3.2Lowest 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±$9kHighest 25% below ME |
$29,230±$5kLowest 61% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,800±$10kLowest 63% below ME |
$123,200±$19kHighest 58% below ME |
| Rumford 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 |
$785±$109Lowest 31% below ME |
| Mexico and Rumford 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 |
$1,827Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
62.8%±11.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Highest ME: 74.3% |
56.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Highest 19 yrs older than ME |
1942Lowest 35 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.1%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mexico 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 | — |
| 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.