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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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 |
666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±3.3Lowest 15% below ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Highest 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% |
26.1%±3.7Highest 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% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,276±$7kHighest 27% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% 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 |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$106Highest 21% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,958Highest 36% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±12.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest 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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| 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.