Compare towns
Dyer Brook vs Danforth vs Hersey vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dyer Brook has the highest household income ($73k).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Hersey has the most renters (34.8% rent).
Marshfield has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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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 | Dyer Brook | Danforth | Hersey | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| People | ||||
| Population | 275 |
452 |
47Lowest |
499Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | — | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±11 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
34%±54.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Hersey and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.9% ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,409±$27kHighest about the ME average |
$42,264±$11k 43% below ME |
$31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
| Dyer Brook and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,000±$51k 54% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$162,500±$113k 45% below ME |
$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME |
| Marshfield and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22 45% below ME |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,606Lowest 47% below ME |
— | $2,417Highest 20% below ME |
$2,342 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±23.3 ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield and Dyer Brook 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.