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Ashland vs Chapman vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashland has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
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 | Ashland | Chapman | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,080Highest |
388Lowest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.4±9.1Highest 19% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 32.2%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ashland and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,838±$15k 37% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,000±$49k 58% below ME |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Chapman and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,511Lowest 50% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±27.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Chapman and Ashland 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.