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Danforth vs Ludlow vs Starks
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).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (9.8%).
Starks has the most expensive homes ($149k median).
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 | Ludlow | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Highest |
444Lowest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
46.1±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| Danforth and Starks 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% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Starks 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Starks 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% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ludlow 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 |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow 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 |
$133,900±$56k 55% below ME |
$148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$988±$111 13% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow 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 |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.3% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.