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Camden vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Camden | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,242Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
| Camden and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Camden and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kHighest 10% above ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Highest 11% above ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832 92% above ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Camden and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.