Compare towns
Appleton vs Danforth vs Stacyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Appleton has the most expensive homes ($236k median).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
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 | Appleton | Danforth | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,360Highest |
666 |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.2±7.4Lowest 10% above ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Danforth and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stacyville and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±9.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,618±$19k 28% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$54,583±$26kHighest 27% below ME |
| Stacyville and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,600±$33kHighest 21% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$82Highest 3% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$880±$74 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$1,270 58% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Appleton and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Appleton Public Schools | — | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.