What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).

Dover-Foxcroft has the most people working from home (7.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Danforth	Dover-Foxcroft
People
Population	452Lowest	2,745Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+9.8% ME: +2.6%
Median age	51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME	37±5.7Lowest 17% below ME
Kids under 18	14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1%	19.6%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1%
	Dover-Foxcroft and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4%	21.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Danforth and Dover-Foxcroft 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%	28.6%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	4.3%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8%
	Dover-Foxcroft 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	$56,250±$15kHighest 25% below ME
	Dover-Foxcroft 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	$158,800±$14kHighest 46% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME	$909±$73Highest 20% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	—	$1,864 39% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4%	38.6%±16.3Highest ME: 48.4%
	Dover-Foxcroft and Danforth 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%	18.5%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	57.9%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME	1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 9% above ME	14 minLowest 43% below ME
Work from home	3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9%	7.5%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9%
	Dover-Foxcroft and Danforth 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	—	#89 of 133 in ME
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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.