Compare towns
Farmington vs Danforth vs Presque Isle
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).
Presque Isle has the shortest commute (14 min average).
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 | Presque Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,157 |
452Lowest |
8,736Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -9.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
44.1±3.5 about the ME average |
| Danforth and Presque Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Presque Isle and Danforth 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% |
22.6%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,276±$7k 27% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$55,768±$6kHighest 25% below ME |
| Presque Isle and Farmington 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 |
$147,200±$11k 50% below ME |
| Farmington and Presque Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$106 21% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
$904±$54Highest 21% below ME |
| Presque Isle and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,958Lowest 36% below ME |
— | $2,401Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±12.1 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.3%±9.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Presque Isle and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.4% ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
57.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
14 minLowest 41% below ME |
| Work from home | 20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 133 in ME | — | #62 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 09 | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Mt Blue High School | — | Presque Isle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
— | 13.7Lowest |
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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.