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Danforth vs Marshfield
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).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (11%).
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 | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 452Lowest |
499Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
40.9±7.8Lowest 9% below ME |
| Danforth and Marshfield 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% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Marshfield 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% |
26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Marshfield 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 |
$62,500±$5kHighest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,342 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.