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Danforth vs Sandy River plantation
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%).
Sandy River plantation has the most expensive homes ($404k 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 | Sandy River plantation |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 666Highest |
90Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME |
67.4±7.7Highest 50% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.6%±30.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Sandy River plantation 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% |
54.4%±21.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10%±8.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Sandy River plantation 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 |
$61,250±$37kHighest 18% below ME |
| Sandy River plantation 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 |
$403,600±$89kHighest 36% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,329Highest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Sandy River plantation 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% |
11.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% above ME |
12 minLowest 52% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Danforth and Sandy River plantation 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.