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Bowdoin vs Danforth vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Bowdoin | Danforth | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
666Lowest |
1,249 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
| Danforth and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Bowdoin and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
| Strong and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 15% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #28 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.