Compare towns
Danforth vs Belfast
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 ($90k median).
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Belfast |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 666Lowest |
6,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME |
60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Belfast 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% |
14.2%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belfast and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$67,679±$9kHighest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$340,900±$34kHighest 15% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$962±$92Highest 16% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$4,145Highest 37% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.4%±14.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Belfast and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Belfast and Danforth 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 | — | #84 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | — | Belfast Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.