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Danforth vs East Millinocket vs Mattawamkeag
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).
East Millinocket has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Mattawamkeag has the most expensive homes ($104k 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 | East Millinocket | Mattawamkeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,495Highest |
698 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
45.9±8.7Lowest about the ME average |
51.4±3.8 15% above ME |
| Danforth and Mattawamkeag 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% |
20.4%±6.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±9.1 ME: 18.1% |
| East Millinocket and Mattawamkeag 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% |
25.8%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| East Millinocket 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% |
20.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
6.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| East Millinocket 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 |
$42,011±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$45,000±$16kHighest 40% below ME |
| Mattawamkeag 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 |
$86,200±$7k 71% below ME |
$104,200±$41kHighest 65% below ME |
| Mattawamkeag and East Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
$449±$150Lowest 61% below ME |
$488±$190 57% below ME |
| Danforth and Mattawamkeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,149Highest 62% below ME |
$1,111Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±21.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.7%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
| East Millinocket and Mattawamkeag 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% |
21.7% ME: 10.7% |
33.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.3% ME: 74.3% |
76.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
42 minHighest 69% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.2%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| East Millinocket and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | East Millinocket Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Schenck High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.