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Danforth vs New Vineyard vs Strong
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 highest household income ($62k).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
607 |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.5±9.5Lowest 6% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above 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% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Strong 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% |
22%±4.1Lowest 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% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Strong 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±$19kHighest 17% below ME |
$47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Strong 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±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Strong 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 |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Strong 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% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and New Vineyard 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.