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Denmark vs Leeds
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
2,285Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Denmark 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 |
$85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
| Leeds and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
$257,800±$27kHighest 13% below ME |
| Leeds and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$940±$461Lowest 17% below ME |
| Denmark and Leeds 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 |
$2,565Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
34 minLowest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| 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.