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Denmark vs Mercer vs Brownfield
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 oldest population (median age 54.4).
Mercer has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% 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 | Mercer | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054 |
718Lowest |
1,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10k 14% below ME |
$71,107±$2kHighest 5% below ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
| Mercer 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±$68k 16% below ME |
$238,500±$32kLowest 20% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Brownfield and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Lowest 24% above ME |
$1,422±$249 25% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259 26% below ME |
$1,970Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
18.5%±74Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.1% ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
20.5%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mercer and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.