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Danforth vs Howland vs Lagrange
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).
Howland has the most expensive homes ($150k median).
Lagrange has the most people working from home (8.1%).
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 | Howland | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,367Highest |
709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.6±10.2 6% above ME |
45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Danforth and Howland 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% |
22%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Howland 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% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Howland 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% |
12%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Howland 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 |
$49,297±$21k 34% below ME |
$58,417±$14kHighest 22% below ME |
| Lagrange and Howland 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 |
$150,100±$52kHighest 49% below ME |
$126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
| Howland and Lagrange 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 |
$916±$246Highest 20% below ME |
$831±$151 27% below ME |
| Howland and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,546Highest 49% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29%±18.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Howland 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% |
25.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.9% ME: 74.3% |
72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
0%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lagrange and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 31/MSAD 31 | — |
| High school in town | — | Penobscot Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
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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.