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Old Town vs Dedham vs Dover-Foxcroft
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Dover-Foxcroft has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Old Town | Dedham | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
1,656Lowest |
4,506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2% ME: +2.6% |
+5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
38±4.1 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Dover-Foxcroft and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8% ME: 36.2% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26k 30% below ME |
$356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$162,600±$12kLowest 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100 13% below ME |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
| Dedham and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153 4% above ME |
$3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$1,916Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 18% below ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Old Town and Dover-Foxcroft 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 | #56 of 133 in ME | — | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 34 | Dedham Public Schools | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.