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Danforth vs Mount Vernon vs Readfield 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).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Readfield has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
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 | Mount Vernon | Readfield | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,716 |
2,651Highest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
47.1±6.2Lowest 5% above ME |
48.1±7.6 7% 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% |
20.7%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield 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% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon 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% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield 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 |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
| Readfield and Mount Vernon 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 |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$893±$168 22% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Readfield and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,832 7% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Readfield 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 | — | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.