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Danforth vs Thomaston vs Monticello
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).
Thomaston has the most expensive homes ($272k median).
Monticello has the most people working from home (7.1%).
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 | Thomaston | Monticello |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
2,769Highest |
674 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
52.7±6 18% above ME |
| Thomaston and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Thomaston and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
28.2%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Thomaston and Monticello 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% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Monticello 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 |
$56,435±$13kHighest 24% below ME |
$51,875±$13k 31% below ME |
| Thomaston and Monticello 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 |
$271,700±$10kHighest 8% below ME |
$125,800±$36k 58% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,262±$343Highest 11% above ME |
$833±$434 27% below ME |
| Thomaston and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $4,487Highest 48% above ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Monticello and Thomaston 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 | — | #99 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 13 | — |
| 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.