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Danforth vs Starks 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).
Starks has the most expensive homes ($149k median).
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
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 | Starks | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 666Highest |
556 |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Danforth and Stacyville 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% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Starks and Stacyville 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% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Stacyville 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% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Starks 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 |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
| Starks and Stacyville 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 |
$148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
| Starks 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 |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$880±$74 23% below ME |
| Starks and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,270 58% below ME |
$1,348Highest 56% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Starks 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville and Danforth 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.