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Danforth vs Freeport vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($508k median).
Weston has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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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 | Freeport | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452 |
8,802Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.9% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
| Weston and Danforth 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% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Weston 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% |
26.7%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Freeport 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% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport 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 |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$58,942±$7k 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,439±$123Highest 26% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
8.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Freeport and Weston 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 05 | — |
| High school in town | — | Freeport High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.