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Danforth vs Levant vs Strong 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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Levant has the highest household income ($86k).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Levant | Strong | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452Lowest |
3,069Highest |
1,249 |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
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% |
19.8%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Levant and Strong 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1 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% |
21.6% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Levant 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 |
$86,071±$22kHighest 15% above ME |
$47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$268,500±$27kHighest 9% below ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Levant 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% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Levant 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.