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Dyer Brook vs Sangerville vs Danforth
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).
Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k 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 | Dyer Brook | Sangerville | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 275Lowest |
1,136Highest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
53.1±4.4 19% 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% |
14.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dyer Brook and Sangerville 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% |
24.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Sangerville 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% |
12.6% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest 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 |
$50,313±$14k 33% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% 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 |
$124,000±$40k 58% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% 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 | — | $850±$136Highest 25% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,606Highest 47% below ME |
$1,349 56% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest 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% |
13.5% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.4% ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest 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.