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Danforth vs Osborn
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%).
Osborn has the highest household income ($127k).
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 | Osborn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 666Highest |
88Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME |
56.4±3.4Highest 26% above ME |
| Osborn 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% |
9.1%±28.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Osborn 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% |
31.8%±34.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Osborn and Danforth 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% |
23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±13.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Osborn 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 |
$127,083±$84kHighest 70% above ME |
| Osborn 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 |
$218,100±$44kHighest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Highest 58% below ME |
$878Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Osborn 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% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 15% above ME |
40 minHighest 64% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Danforth and Osborn 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.