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Danforth vs Stacyville vs Wade
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).
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
Wade has the most expensive homes ($157k 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 | Stacyville | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Highest |
465 |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
49.6±4.6Lowest 11% above ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
| Wade 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% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wade and Stacyville 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% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade 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% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Stacyville 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 |
$54,583±$26kHighest 27% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Stacyville 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 |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
| Wade and Stacyville 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 |
$880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270 58% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville 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% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6% ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville and Wade 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.