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Meddybemps vs Weston vs Danforth
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).
Weston has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
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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 | Weston | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 139Lowest |
275 |
666Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
55.1±14 23% above ME |
53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Weston 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% |
14.9%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Weston and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Meddybemps and Danforth 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% |
23.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 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±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$58,942±$7kHighest 21% below ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
| Weston and Danforth 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 |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $629±$29 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,500Highest 51% below ME |
$1,270 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Weston and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.