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Danforth vs Readfield vs Liberty
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).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Liberty has the youngest population (median age 40.5).
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 | Readfield | Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
2,651Highest |
969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Danforth and Readfield 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% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Liberty and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Readfield 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest 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 |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$71,146±$15k 5% below ME |
| Readfield and Liberty 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 |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$229,600±$31k 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
| Readfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,434Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
38.5%±42.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Liberty 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.4%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Liberty 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 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| 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.