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Danforth vs Marshfield
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).
Marshfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 666Highest |
499Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
40.9±7.8Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Marshfield 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% |
26.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Marshfield 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±$5kHighest 16% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,342Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Danforth 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% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield 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.