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Danforth vs Ashland vs Sangerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danforth has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
Ashland has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).
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 | Sangerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Lowest |
1,080 |
1,136Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME |
53.4±9.1 19% above ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
| Sangerville and Ashland 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%±3.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Ashland and Sangerville 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% |
24.1%±4Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
13.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ashland and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
$46,838±$15kLowest 37% below ME |
$50,313±$14kHighest 33% below ME |
| Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$125,000±$49kHighest 58% below ME |
$124,000±$40k 58% below ME |
| Ashland and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
— | $850±$136Highest 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,511Highest 50% below ME |
$1,349 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
25.7%±27.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sangerville and Danforth 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% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
4.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Danforth 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.