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Liberty vs Newburgh vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Newburgh has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Liberty | Newburgh | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 969 |
1,475Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Liberty and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,146±$15k 5% below ME |
$76,750±$10kHighest about the ME average |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Newburgh and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,600±$31k 23% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Newburgh and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
$629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,434Lowest 20% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 56% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.4%±8.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Liberty and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.