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Farmington vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Farmington has the most people working from home (20%).
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 | Farmington | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,157Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,276±$7kHighest 27% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Farmington and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,600±$18kHighest 44% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$106Highest 21% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,958 36% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±12.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Farmington and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 09 | — |
| High school in town | Mt Blue High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2 |
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| 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.