Compare towns
Milbridge vs Embden vs Dixmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milbridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Embden has the oldest population (median age 60.6).
Dixmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Milbridge | Embden | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,222Highest |
995Lowest |
1,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±6.2Lowest 12% above ME |
60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
50.9±4.7 14% above ME |
| Embden and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±5.2 ME: 22.4% |
34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Embden and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dixmont and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,536±$16k 19% below ME |
$56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$75,952±$14kHighest about the ME average |
| Dixmont and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
$173,400±$59kLowest 42% below ME |
$190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
| Milbridge and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,022Highest 33% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 26% below ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.9%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — | RSU 19 |
| 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.