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Danforth vs Chapman vs Springfield
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).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).
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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 | Chapman | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Highest |
388 |
310Lowest |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
45.7±11.4Lowest about the ME average |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
| Springfield and Danforth 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% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Springfield 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% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman 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% |
22.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Danforth 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 |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
| Chapman and Springfield 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 |
$185,700±$22kHighest 37% below ME |
$122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,850Highest 39% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Danforth and Chapman 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.