Compare towns
Danforth vs Bowdoin vs Mapleton vs Stacyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Bowdoin has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
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 | Danforth | Bowdoin | Mapleton | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452Lowest |
3,188Highest |
1,884 |
465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
44.3±10 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Danforth and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
— | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville 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 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.