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Danforth vs Liberty vs Strong
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).
Liberty has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Liberty | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Lowest |
969 |
1,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
| Danforth and Strong 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% |
19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Liberty 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% |
21.8%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Strong 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% |
43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Strong 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±$8k 36% below ME |
$71,146±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Liberty and Danforth 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 |
$229,600±$31kHighest 23% below ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
| Liberty and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
$559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
| Strong and Danforth 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 |
$2,434Highest 20% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.5%±42.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Liberty 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% |
14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.4%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.