Dixfield vs Fryeburg

A side-by-side comparison of Dixfield and Fryeburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Dixfield and Fryeburg are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dixfield has the higher population (1,770 vs 1,665 in Fryeburg). Fryeburg has the higher median household income ($61,944 vs $56,250 in Dixfield). Fryeburg has the higher median home value ($268,100 vs $147,900 in Dixfield).

Population, income & housing

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
Population	1,770	1,665
Median age	39.2 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$61,944
Median home value	$147,900	$268,100
Median gross rent	$716	$869
Housing units	704	729
Homeownership rate	80.2%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
Population	1,345 → 1,770 (+31.6%)	1,542 → 1,665 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$34,722 → $56,250 (+62.0%)	$53,684 → $61,944 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $147,900 (+65.4%)	$175,500 → $268,100 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $716 (+8.0%)	$644 → $869 (+34.9%)

Dixfield

Population

1,3451,770

Median household income

$34,722$56,250

Median home value

$89,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$663$716

Fryeburg

Population

1,5421,665

Median household income

$53,684$61,944

Median home value

$175,500$268,100

Median gross rent

$644$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
Under 5	5.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	6.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	18.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.4%
75 and over	11.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	39.6%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
Drove alone	71.9%	69.5%
Carpooled	22.7%	19.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
1-unit, detached	78.8%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Dixfield	Fryeburg
Poverty rate	16.1%	13.3%
Average household size	2.59	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1960	1970