Compare towns
Danforth vs Patten vs Stacyville
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).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Stacyville has the most kids (15.5% 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 | Patten | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666 |
1,154Highest |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
| Patten and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stacyville 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Patten 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 |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$54,583±$26kHighest 27% below ME |
| Stacyville and Patten 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 |
$127,600±$49kHighest 57% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Patten and Stacyville 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 |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Highest 58% below ME |
$1,199 61% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | — | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.