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Danforth vs Mars Hill vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering DanforthWeston
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Mars Hill has the most expensive homes ($164k median).
Danforth has the most homeowners (81.6%).
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 | Mars Hill | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,398Highest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
43.4±3Lowest 3% below 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% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Mars Hill 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% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mars Hill 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 |
$65,273±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
| Mars Hill 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 |
$163,600±$23kHighest 45% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$629±$29Highest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,843Highest 39% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Mars Hill and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — |
| High school in town | — | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.