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Dixmont vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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 | Dixmont | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,207Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.9±4.7Lowest 14% above ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dixmont and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dixmont and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,952±$14kHighest about the ME average |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,700±$22kHighest 36% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548 49% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 19 | — |
| 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.