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Danforth vs Harrington vs Milbridge
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).
Harrington has the highest household income ($65k).
Milbridge has the most people working from home (18.9%).
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 | Harrington | Milbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Lowest |
917 |
1,222Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-4.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
49.2±12.1Lowest 10% above ME |
50.3±6.2 12% above ME |
| Danforth and Milbridge 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% |
15.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Milbridge and Harrington 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% |
32%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Harrington and Milbridge 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% |
27.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Milbridge 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 |
$64,861±$17kHighest 13% below ME |
$60,536±$16k 19% below ME |
| Harrington and Milbridge 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 |
$144,600±$71k 51% below ME |
$240,400±$31kHighest 19% below ME |
| Milbridge and Harrington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Highest 45% below ME |
— | $619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
| Danforth and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,777 41% below ME |
$2,022Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
79.3%±39Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Harrington and Milbridge 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% |
13.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.1% ME: 74.3% |
85.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
20 min 21% below ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | — | Narraguagus High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.