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Danforth vs Monticello vs Phillips
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).
Monticello has the highest household income ($52k).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Monticello | Phillips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
674 |
1,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
52.7±6Highest 18% above ME |
49.7±3.7Lowest 11% above ME |
| Monticello 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% |
13.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Phillips and Danforth 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% |
28.2%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Monticello 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% |
9.4% ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Phillips and Monticello 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 |
$51,875±$13kHighest 31% below ME |
$45,385±$12k 39% below ME |
| Monticello and Phillips 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 |
$125,800±$36k 58% below ME |
$190,800±$18kHighest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
$833±$434Highest 27% below ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
| Monticello and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Monticello 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% |
19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.