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Dyer Brook vs Danforth vs Sangerville
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 most kids (24.4% under 18).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).
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 | Dyer Brook | Danforth | Sangerville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 275Lowest |
452 |
1,136Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
| Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±11Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dyer Brook and Danforth 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% |
24.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sangerville 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% |
12.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook and Sangerville 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 |
$50,313±$14k 33% below ME |
| Dyer Brook and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,000±$51kHighest 54% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$124,000±$40k 58% below ME |
| Dyer Brook and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$850±$136Highest 25% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,606Highest 47% below ME |
— | $1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Dyer Brook and Sangerville 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% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville 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.