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Danforth vs Northfield
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%).
Northfield has the most expensive homes ($199k 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 | Northfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 666Highest |
263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME |
62.1±16.2Highest 39% above ME |
| Northfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±9.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Northfield 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 |
$68,333±$52kHighest 9% below ME |
| Northfield 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 |
$198,600±$64kHighest 33% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,773Highest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Danforth and Northfield 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.