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Median House Value:

Dedham & Otis, ME

Found within zip codes: 04429, 04605
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $210,492
  • medium cost relative to Maine
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$2,151,000+  0%
$1,613,001-$2,151,000  0%
$1,075,001-$1,613,000  0%
$861,001-$1,075,000  0%
$645,001-$861,000  1%
$430,001-$645,000  10%
$215,001-$430,000  37%
$107,001-$215,000  39%
$0-$107,000  13%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE high cost relative to ME, medium cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Middle income (near average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some French speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Dedham & Otis Area Educational Rating



This town is served by three school districts:



MSAD 63 HOLDEN School District




644 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
8
Better than:
of ME school
districts
73.8%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
8
Better than:
of US school
districts
70.4%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
12
STATE AVERAGE 12

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

63%
58%
66%
62%
60%
55%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
EDDINGTON SCHOOL
440 MAIN ROAD, EDDINGTON, ME 04428
(207) 843-6010
PK-04
HOLBROOK SCHOOL
202 KIDDER HILL ROAD, HOLDEN, ME 04429
(207) 843-7769
05-08
HOLDEN SCHOOL
590 MAIN ROAD, HOLDEN, ME 04429
(207) 843-7828
KG-04
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 97.2 95.1
BLACK (%) 1.6 2.0
HISPANIC (%) 0.5 0.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.3 1.4
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.5 0.5
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 24.1 33.8
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $7,828 $5,041,000 52.7
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $334 $215,000 2.2
STAFF $329 $212,000 2.2
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $222 $143,000 1.5
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $565 $364,000 3.8
OPERATION $918 $591,000 6.2
TRANSPORTATION $637 $410,000 4.3
OTHER $185 $119,000 1.2
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,189 $2,054,000 21.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $3,832 $2,468,000 25.8
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $14,849 $9,563,000 100.0
Dedham & Otis Area EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Dedham & Otis Area WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 29.2
CHILDREN IN Dedham & Otis Area LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 7.3

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Dedham & Otis Area Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO ME*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 131.68% 6.93% 8 6
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About Dedham & Otis Area

Dedham & Otis Area is a  town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 1,965 people and just one neighborhood, Dedham & Otis Area is the 215th largest community in Maine.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dedham & Otis Area is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dedham & Otis Area is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dedham & Otis Area who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.29%), sales jobs (11.77%), and management occupations (9.79%).

Because of many things, Dedham & Otis Area is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Dedham & Otis Area really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dedham & Otis Area perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Dedham & Otis Area Information and Demographics

The education level of Dedham & Otis Area citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 29.23% of adults in Dedham & Otis Area have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dedham & Otis Area in 2000 was $22,250, which is wealthy relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,000 for a family of four.

The people who call Dedham & Otis Area home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dedham & Otis Area is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Dedham & Otis Area include English, Irish, French, German, French Canadian, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Dedham & Otis Area is English.

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