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Danforth vs Danforth vs Monticello vs Starks
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Monticello has the most people working from home (7.1%).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
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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 | Danforth | Monticello | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452Lowest |
666 |
674Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.7% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
52.7±6 18% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
| Danforth and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Starks and Danforth 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% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
28.2%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Monticello 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% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
9.4% ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monticello 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 |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
$51,875±$13k 31% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Monticello 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 |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$125,800±$36k 58% below ME |
$148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
| Starks and Monticello 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 |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$833±$434 27% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,270 58% below ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,348Highest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Monticello and Danforth 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.