Compare towns

Cambridge vs Danforth vs Danforth vs Harmony

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cambridge has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
Danforth has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Harmony has the most people working from home (14.8%).

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.

MeasureCambridgeDanforthDanforthHarmony
People
Population
532
452Lowest
666
974Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-0.3%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-12.1%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
38.7±1.1Lowest
14% below ME
51.9±5.3
16% above ME
53.1±4.4Highest
19% above ME
52.9±2.5
18% above ME
Danforth and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.2%±8.6Highest
ME: 18.1%
14.8%±6.6
ME: 18.1%
13.4%±4.3Lowest
ME: 18.1%
16.4%±5.2
ME: 18.1%
Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.6%±8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
22.6%±5.8
ME: 22.4%
26.1%±3.7Highest
ME: 22.4%
22.9%±2.5
ME: 22.4%
Danforth and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.1%Highest
ME: 36.2%
4.5%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
9%
ME: 36.2%
21.1%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±3
ME: 5.8%
2.4%±2.9
ME: 5.8%
1.7%±2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.9%±1.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
Harmony and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,194±$39kHighest
15% below ME
$42,264±$11kLowest
43% below ME
$48,125±$8k
36% below ME
$54,063±$13k
28% below ME
Cambridge and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$214,900±$61kHighest
28% below ME
$85,200±$20kLowest
71% below ME
$89,900±$36k
70% below ME
$202,700±$58k
32% below ME
Cambridge and Harmony 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
$629±$29
45% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,574Highest
48% below ME
—
$1,270Lowest
58% below ME
$1,449
52% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
11.5%±71.8
ME: 48.4%
36.1%±57.5
ME: 48.4%
43.5%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Harmony and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.1%
ME: 10.7%
12%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
13.9%
ME: 10.7%
15.8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
79.4%
ME: 74.3%
81.6%
ME: 74.3%
67.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983
6 yrs newer than ME
1981
4 yrs newer than ME
1987Highest
10 yrs newer than ME
1973Lowest
4 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
65% above ME
27 minLowest
9% above ME
28 min
15% above ME
32 min
30% above ME
Work from home
1.7%±1.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
3%±2.8
ME: 15.9%
5.8%±3.4
ME: 15.9%
14.8%±8.2Highest
ME: 15.9%
Harmony and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — — Harmony Public Schools
High school in town — — — None in town
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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.