Compare towns
Amity vs Danforth vs Starks vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Westfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).
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 | Amity | Danforth | Starks | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 395 |
452 |
556Highest |
389Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-17.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
47.5±5 6% above ME |
| Danforth and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Westfield and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
0%±4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26kHighest 13% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$52,917±$17k 29% below ME |
| Amity and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,000±$57kHighest 48% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$134,400±$61k 55% below ME |
| Amity and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$950±$175 17% below ME |
| Starks and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
— | $1,348 56% below ME |
$1,550Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 24% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
36.6%±31.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Westfield and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.