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Denmark vs Calais vs Waterford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Calais has the highest household income ($101k).
Waterford has the most renters (11.8% rent).
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 | Denmark | Calais | Waterford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,295 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 40% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
54.3±1.6 40% above U.S. |
| Denmark and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.7%±1.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Denmark and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$66,071±$17k 18% below U.S. |
| Calais and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$273,800±$36k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,408±$392 about the U.S. average |
$870±$405Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Denmark and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259 28% below U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$1,917Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
36.6%±34Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Denmark and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 30% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 18% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.