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Danforth vs Hampden vs Mapleton
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).
Hampden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% 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 | Hampden | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Lowest |
7,896Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Mapleton 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 |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Hampden and Mapleton 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 |
$301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 22 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | Hampden Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.