Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Dixmont’s subject grades are a B+ for history and cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Dixmont’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 4 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 6 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Dixmont Corner Church and Dixmont Town House. Dixmont has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Dixmont beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Dixmont is from typical.
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Census counts: 337 in 1810, a low of 337 in 1810, 1,211 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dixmont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Dixmont.
The typical Dixmont home is worth about $254,000, up 4% in a year, 38% below the Maine typical home. 90% of households own their home in Dixmont, against 81% in Maine’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Dixmont’s median rent is $1,348 a month.
| Dixmont | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,348 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by RSU 19. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etna-Dixmont SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 185 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Dixmont beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 17% of Dixmont adults report frequent physical distress. Among 144 Maine towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Dixmont.
| Dixmont | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dixmont | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 39.6% | 32.7% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 27.3% | 23.1% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 16.5% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.8% of working residents work locally in Dixmont. The top destinations are Bangor (24%), Newport (6%) and Augusta (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Dixmont | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dixmont has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Dixmont is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dixmont. Close and well known come first.
19 mi LandmarkFort Knox
27 mi MuseumColby College Museum of Art33 mi Ski areaCamden Snow Bowl31 runs · 836 ft vertical
20 mi MuseumPenobscot Marine Museum20 mi MuseumUniversity of Maine Museum of Art
24 mi MuseumL. C. Bates MuseumFort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain · L. C. Bates Museum: W.A. Judge, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Dixmont; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Dixmont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Dixmont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Dixmont.
Town in Maine, United States
Dixmont is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($66,356 across the Bangor, ME metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
3 notable people were born here, including Abner Weed and Levi Swanton Gould.
