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Denmark vs Penobscot
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%).
Penobscot has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Penobscot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
1,154Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
53.4±5.7Lowest 19% above ME |
| Denmark and Penobscot 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% |
18%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Penobscot and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Penobscot 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% |
32.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
$63,194±$14kLowest 15% below ME |
| Denmark and Penobscot 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 |
$296,400±$58kHighest about the ME average |
| Penobscot 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 |
$1,141±$33Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259Highest 26% below ME |
$1,852Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
73.9%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Penobscot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.2%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 |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±13.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Penobscot and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Penobscot Public Schools |
| 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.