Compare towns
Danforth vs Hope vs Waldoboro vs Weston
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).
Hope has the most people working from home (18.3%).
Waldoboro has the most renters (21.4% rent).
Weston has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Hope | Waldoboro | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 666 |
1,748 |
5,253Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
44.6±3.1Lowest about the ME average |
50.1±4.6 12% above ME |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
| Weston 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% |
23.3%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Hope and Waldoboro 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% |
21.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Waldoboro 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% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Hope and Danforth 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 |
$86,766±$6kHighest 16% above ME |
$69,107±$8k 8% below ME |
$58,942±$7k 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$274,900±$39k 7% below ME |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
$348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$2,861 6% below ME |
$1,500 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Hope 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% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.6% ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
92.9% ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
25 min 3% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Hope and Weston 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 | — | — | #55 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Hope Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Medomak Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.5 |
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