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Danforth vs New Vineyard vs Mapleton
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).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | New Vineyard | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
607 |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Danforth and New Vineyard 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% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Mapleton 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% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard 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% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton 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 |
$61,806±$19k 17% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and New Vineyard 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 |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
| Mapleton and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,136Highest 30% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| 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.