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Danforth vs St. Albans vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering DanforthWeston
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has the most expensive homes ($194k median).
Danforth has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | St. Albans | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666 |
1,831Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
54.3±7Highest 21% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
| St. Albans 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% |
18.8%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| St. Albans and Danforth 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% |
26.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth 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±$8k 36% below ME |
$65,600±$23kHighest 12% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| St. Albans 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±$36k 70% below ME |
$194,000±$28kHighest 35% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,056±$662Highest 7% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| St. Albans and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,915Highest 37% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
85.5%±99.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| St. Albans 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.