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Danforth vs Dixmont 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 ($90k median).
Dixmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Monticello has the oldest housing (typical home built 1976).
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 | Dixmont | Monticello |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Lowest |
1,207Highest |
674 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
50.9±4.7Lowest 14% above ME |
52.7±6 18% above ME |
| Danforth and Monticello 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% |
15.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Dixmont and Monticello 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% |
19.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.2%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Monticello 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% |
24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Dixmont and Monticello 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 |
$75,952±$14kHighest about the ME average |
$51,875±$13k 31% below ME |
| Dixmont and Monticello 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 |
$190,700±$22kHighest 36% below ME |
$125,800±$36k 58% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
$833±$434 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270 58% below ME |
$1,548Highest 49% below ME |
$1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Monticello 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 19 | — |
| 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.