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Danforth vs Farmington
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).
Farmington has the most people working from home (20%).
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 | Farmington |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 452Lowest |
8,157Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Farmington 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% |
20.7%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Farmington 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% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$54,276±$7kHighest 27% below ME |
| Farmington 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 |
$166,600±$18kHighest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$902±$106Highest 21% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,958 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.2%±12.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Farmington 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% |
15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | — | Mt Blue High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.