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Camden vs Denmark
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 expensive homes ($521k median).
Denmark has the most affordable homes ($250k 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 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,242Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5Lowest 17% above ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
| Denmark and Camden 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% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden and Denmark 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% |
31.8%±7.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Camden 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 |
$64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
| Camden and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Lowest 11% above ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
| Denmark and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Camden and Denmark 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 | #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.