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Danforth vs Medford vs Springfield
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 renters (18.4% rent).
Medford has the highest household income ($65k).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($123k 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 | Medford | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Highest |
222Lowest |
310 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
50.5±8.8Lowest 13% above ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
| Danforth and Springfield 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% |
3.2%±11.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Danforth 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% |
20.7%±9.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Springfield 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% |
10.8% ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Medford 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 |
$65,476±$14kHighest 12% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
| Medford and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$88,200±$27kLowest 70% below ME |
$122,500±$28kHighest 59% below ME |
| Springfield and Danforth 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Highest 58% below ME |
$1,250 59% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Danforth and Medford 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% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
96.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
26 minLowest 6% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±5 ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Medford 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.