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Danforth vs Winthrop vs Mattawamkeag
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Winthrop has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Mattawamkeag has the most renters (23.9% rent).
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 | Winthrop | Mattawamkeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
6,191Highest |
698 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
43.6±5.3Lowest about the ME average |
51.4±3.8 15% above ME |
| Danforth and Mattawamkeag 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% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±9.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Mattawamkeag 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% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.1%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
6.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Winthrop 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 |
$86,470±$4kHighest 16% above ME |
$45,000±$16k 40% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
$104,200±$41k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$22 45% below ME |
$892±$319Highest 22% below ME |
$488±$190Lowest 57% below ME |
| Winthrop and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$1,111Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.7%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Mattawamkeag 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% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
33.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
35 min 41% above ME |
42 minHighest 69% above ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.2%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #12 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Winthrop Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Winthrop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.