Compare towns
Danforth vs Danforth vs Topsfield 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).
Topsfield has the most expensive homes ($142k 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 | Danforth | Topsfield | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452 |
666Highest |
214Lowest |
465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
63.5±4.9Highest 42% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
13.1%±10.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stacyville 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% |
44.9%±12.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth 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 |
$48,125±$16k 36% below ME |
$54,583±$26kHighest 27% below ME |
| Stacyville and Danforth 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 |
$141,700±$32kHighest 52% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Topsfield 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 |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
— | $880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,270Highest 58% below ME |
$957Lowest 68% below ME |
$1,099 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
— | 60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.1% ME: 10.7% |
11.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
95.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | East Range CSD | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | — | None 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 | 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.