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Danforth vs Dyer Brook vs Hersey
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).
Dyer Brook has the highest household income ($73k).
Hersey has the most expensive homes ($163k median).
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 | Dyer Brook | Hersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Highest |
275 |
47Lowest |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±11Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dyer Brook 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% |
12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34%±54.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hersey 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% |
34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook 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±$11k 43% below ME |
$73,409±$27kHighest about the ME average |
$31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
| Dyer Brook 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 |
$135,000±$51k 54% below ME |
$162,500±$113kHighest 45% below ME |
| Hersey and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,606Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,417Highest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
50%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dyer Brook 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±23.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Dyer Brook and Hersey 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.