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Danforth vs Stacyville vs Island Falls
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).
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
Island Falls has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
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 | Stacyville | Island Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
465 |
768Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -9.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
50.7±10.6 13% above ME |
| Danforth and Island Falls 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% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Island Falls 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% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±2.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Island Falls 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% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
12.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Island Falls 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 |
$54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
$56,328±$8kHighest 25% below ME |
| Island Falls and Stacyville 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 |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
$108,300±$25kHighest 63% below ME |
| Island Falls and Stacyville 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 |
$880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
$636±$124 44% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,720Highest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.9%±51.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
11.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 89 | — |
| High school in town | — | Katahdin Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.