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Mexico vs Union 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).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Union | Dixfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,782Highest |
2,663 |
1,738Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+23%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±2.8Highest 3% below ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
43±12 4% below ME |
| Mexico and Dixfield 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% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.3%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±5.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dixfield and Union 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mexico and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,727±$9kLowest 25% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$70,608±$16k 6% below ME |
| Union and Dixfield 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 |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$171,500±$68k 42% below ME |
| Union and Dixfield 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 |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$534±$217Lowest 53% below ME |
| Union and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,961Lowest 35% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,400 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.8%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Mexico and Dixfield 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%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 |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #130 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.