Dexter vs Milford

A side-by-side comparison of Dexter and Milford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Milford has the higher population (2,312 vs 1,840 in Dexter). Milford has the higher median household income ($63,864 vs $51,667 in Dexter). Milford has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $153,200 in Dexter).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Milford
Population	1,840	2,312
Median age	51.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$63,864
Median home value	$153,200	$177,400
Median gross rent	$883	$964
Housing units	1,154	1,065
Homeownership rate	53.2%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Milford
Population	2,124 → 1,840 (-13.4%)	2,272 → 2,312 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$38,448 → $51,667 (+34.4%)	$47,455 → $63,864 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $153,200 (+59.6%)	$110,800 → $177,400 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $883 (+13.4%)	$901 → $964 (+7.0%)

Dexter

Population

2,1241,840

Median household income

$38,448$51,667

Median home value

$96,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$779$883

Milford

Population

2,2722,312

Median household income

$47,455$63,864

Median home value

$110,800$177,400

Median gross rent

$901$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Milford
Under 5	1.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	19.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	20.7%	22.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.7%
75 and over	15.6%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Milford
No high school diploma	12.5%	16.2%
High school graduate	34.8%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Milford
Drove alone	84.5%	79.5%
Carpooled	2.0%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Milford
1-unit, detached	58.7%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	42.6%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Milford
Poverty rate	21.6%	6.1%
Average household size	1.96	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1947	1985