Compare towns
Dyer Brook vs Danforth vs Marshfield vs Oakfield
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).
Marshfield has the most expensive homes ($192k median).
Oakfield has the most renters (30.1% 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 | Dyer Brook | Danforth | Marshfield | Oakfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 275Lowest |
452 |
499 |
629Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
40.9±7.8 9% below ME |
57.7±6.3Highest 29% above ME |
| Oakfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±11 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.8%±3.5Lowest 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% |
20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.1% ME: 36.2% |
10.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook and Oakfield 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±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$62,500±$5k 16% below ME |
$46,378±$3k 38% 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 |
$191,900±$42kHighest 35% below ME |
$144,300±$46k 51% below ME |
| Marshfield and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
— | $592±$261Lowest 48% below ME |
| Danforth and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,606 47% below ME |
— | $2,342Highest 23% below ME |
$1,272Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.6%±13.6 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%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
9.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
19 min 25% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.5 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.