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Danforth vs Hampden vs Newburgh vs Danforth
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).
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Danforth has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Hampden | Newburgh | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452Lowest |
7,896Highest |
1,475 |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Danforth and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Newburgh 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% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth 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% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Newburgh 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 |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
| Hampden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Hampden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh 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% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 22 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Hampden Academy | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.