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Danforth vs Ashland vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering DanforthWeston
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has the most people working from home (5.8%).
Ashland has the most expensive homes ($125k median).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
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 | Ashland | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666 |
1,080Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
53.4±9.1Highest 19% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
32.2%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9% ME: 36.2% |
13.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$8kHighest 36% below ME |
$46,838±$15k 37% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Danforth and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$125,000±$49kHighest 58% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
— | $629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,511Highest 50% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
25.7%±27.5 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
23.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.7%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Danforth and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.