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Denmark vs Readfield vs Waterford
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%).
Readfield has the highest household income ($87k).
Waterford has the most renters (11.8% rent).
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 | Readfield | Waterford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
2,651Highest |
1,295 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
54.3±1.6 21% above ME |
| Denmark and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.9%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Denmark 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% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Waterford 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterford 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 |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$66,071±$17k 12% below ME |
| Readfield and Waterford 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 |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$273,800±$36k 8% below ME |
| Readfield and Waterford 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 |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$870±$405Lowest 24% below ME |
| Denmark and Readfield 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 |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$1,917Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.6%±34 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Waterford 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
34 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.