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Denmark vs Harpswell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Harpswell has the most expensive homes ($610k 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 | Denmark | Harpswell |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
5,046Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Lowest 21% above ME |
62±1.5Highest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.8%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Harpswell and Denmark 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 ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Harpswell 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 14% below ME |
$96,250±$15kHighest 29% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
$609,700±$60kHighest 106% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$1,348±$53Lowest 18% above ME |
| Denmark and Harpswell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$3,141Highest 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.9%±5.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.7%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Harpswell and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.