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Danforth vs Meddybemps vs Topsfield vs Danforth
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 people working from home (5.8%).
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Topsfield has the most homeowners (95.1%).
Danforth has the most kids (14.8% under 18).
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 | Meddybemps | Topsfield | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 666Highest |
139Lowest |
214 |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
63.5±4.9 42% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.1%±10.4 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
39.6%±15.4 ME: 22.4% |
44.9%±12.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsfield and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9% ME: 36.2% |
14.2% ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps 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±$8kHighest 36% below ME |
$48,000±$13k 36% below ME |
$48,125±$16kHighest 36% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$141,700±$32k 52% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
— | — | $629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Highest 58% below ME |
$1,206 60% below ME |
$957Lowest 68% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps 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% |
7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.1% ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.1% ME: 74.3% |
95.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
31 min 28% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Danforth and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | East Range CSD | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.