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Denmark vs Otis vs Dresden
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 people working from home (12.7%).
Otis has the highest household income ($101k).
Dresden has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Otis | Dresden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054 |
705Lowest |
1,645Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Lowest 21% above ME |
54.7±3.1 22% above ME |
55.1±7.9Highest 23% above ME |
| Dresden and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±7.8 ME: 18.1% |
17%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dresden and Otis 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% |
20.9%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.8%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Dresden 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% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Dresden 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 |
$101,250±$27kHighest 35% above ME |
$74,844±$22k about the ME average |
| Otis and Dresden 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 |
$282,500±$23kHighest 5% below ME |
$240,100±$29kLowest 19% below ME |
| Otis and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207 24% above ME |
$1,563±$734Highest 37% above ME |
$1,194±$502Lowest 5% above ME |
| Otis and Denmark 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 |
$2,263 25% below ME |
$2,500Highest 18% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
13.2%±26Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Otis 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% |
7.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
42 minHighest 69% above ME |
33 minLowest 35% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±2.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Denmark and Dresden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Otis Public Schools | RSU 02 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.