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Denmark vs Smithfield vs Stoneham
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 kids (15.6% under 18).
Smithfield has the highest household income ($108k).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
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 | Smithfield | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Highest |
856 |
271Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.4±5Lowest 21% above ME |
55.8±3.5 25% above ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Stoneham and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Denmark and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham 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% |
34.7% ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham 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±$10k 14% below ME |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68kHighest 16% below ME |
$242,800±$15k 18% below ME |
$226,200±$32kLowest 24% below ME |
| Denmark and Smithfield 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 |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
$1,125±$383 about the ME average |
| Denmark and Stoneham 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 |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$1,426Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
33 min 32% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stoneham and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.