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Danforth vs Pownal vs Stacyville
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).
Pownal has the most expensive homes ($437k median).
Stacyville has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Pownal | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,696Highest |
465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.2±8.4Lowest 5% above ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Danforth and Stacyville 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% |
24.2%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Pownal and Stacyville 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% |
23.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pownal 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% |
49%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pownal 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 |
$104,333±$14kHighest 40% above ME |
$54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$436,800±$32kHighest 47% above ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$981±$636Highest 14% below ME |
$880±$74 23% below ME |
| Pownal and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $5,212Highest 72% above ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
78.9%±22.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Pownal and Stacyville 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% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.9%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Pownal and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 05 | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.