Compare towns
Meddybemps vs Danforth vs Topsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Topsfield has the most homeowners (95.1%).
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 | Meddybemps | Danforth | Topsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 139Lowest |
452Highest |
214 |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
63.5±4.9 42% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.1%±10.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.9%±12.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsfield and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13k 36% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$48,125±$16kHighest 36% below ME |
| Topsfield and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$141,700±$32k 52% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22 45% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206Highest 60% below ME |
— | $957Lowest 68% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Meddybemps and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
13.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 28% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Meddybemps and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | East Range CSD |
| 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.