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Danforth vs Sangerville vs Wesley
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).
Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Wesley has the youngest population (median age 37.3).
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 | Sangerville | Wesley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666 |
1,136Highest |
320Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
37.3±3.1Lowest 17% below ME |
| Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wesley and Sangerville 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% |
24.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Sangerville 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% |
12.6% ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±4 ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Wesley 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 |
$50,313±$14k 33% below ME |
$63,125±$34kHighest 16% below ME |
| Wesley and Sangerville 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 |
$124,000±$40kHighest 58% below ME |
$68,800±$21kLowest 77% below ME |
| Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$850±$136Highest 25% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270 58% below ME |
$1,349Highest 56% below ME |
$558Lowest 82% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sangerville and Danforth 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% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
34.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
48 minHighest 96% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.9%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Danforth 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.