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Danforth vs Buxton vs Washburn
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).
Buxton has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Washburn has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
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 | Buxton | Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
8,512Highest |
1,355 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
45.5±3.9Lowest about the ME average |
48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
| Danforth and Washburn 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% |
16.2%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
19.2%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Washburn and Danforth 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% |
30.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Buxton and Washburn 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 |
$100,144±$21kHighest 34% above ME |
$56,196±$6k 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$356,800±$21kHighest 20% above ME |
$112,900±$14k 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
$1,613±$266Highest 42% above ME |
$482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,422Highest 13% above ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±26.5 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Washburn and Buxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
80.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Washburn and Buxton 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 | — | #104 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.0 |
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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.