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Danforth vs Crystal 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).
Crystal has the most expensive homes ($129k median).
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 | Crystal | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452 |
247Lowest |
465Highest |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
| Crystal 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% |
16.2%±11.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Crystal and Stacyville 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% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Stacyville 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 |
$48,125±$13k 36% below ME |
$54,583±$26kHighest 27% below ME |
| Stacyville and Crystal 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 |
$129,200±$60kHighest 56% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Crystal and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
$880±$74 23% below ME |
| Crystal and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $943Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,099Highest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
14.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | — | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.