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Denmark vs Stow
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 highest household income ($64k).
Stow 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 | Stow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,054Highest |
535Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 54.4±5Lowest 21% above ME |
57±10.5Highest 27% above ME |
| Stow and Denmark 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% |
15.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Stow 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% |
37.9%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Stow 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% |
33.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
$42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
| Denmark and Stow 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±$42kHighest 10% above ME |
| Stow 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
$3,304Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Stow 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 39% above ME |
51 minHighest 109% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stow and Denmark 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.