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Newburgh vs Somerville vs Dixmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
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 | Newburgh | Somerville | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,475Highest |
837Lowest |
1,207 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
| Dixmont and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Somerville and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.7% ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$71,250±$15kLowest 5% below ME |
$75,952±$14k about the ME average |
| Newburgh and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$218,100±$41k 26% below ME |
$190,700±$22kLowest 36% below ME |
| Newburgh and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
$1,583±$265Highest 39% above ME |
$1,348±$62 18% above ME |
| Somerville and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$2,505 17% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7% ME: 10.7% |
17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 12 | 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.