Compare towns
Cutler vs Danforth vs Dyer Brook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cutler has the most expensive homes ($156k median).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Dyer Brook has the most people working from home (8.4%).
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 | Cutler | Danforth | Dyer Brook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 492Highest |
452 |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.8±13.2 7% below ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
| Danforth and Cutler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±11 ME: 18.1% |
| Cutler and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Cutler and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,946±$37k about the ME average |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$73,409±$27kHighest about the ME average |
| Dyer Brook and Cutler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,900±$39kHighest 47% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$135,000±$51k 54% below ME |
| Cutler and Dyer Brook 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
— | $1,606Highest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
50%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dyer Brook and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 44% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.6%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dyer Brook and Cutler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cutler Public Schools | — | — |
| High school 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.