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Mount Chase vs Danforth vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Danforth has the highest household income ($48k).
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 | Mount Chase | Danforth | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
666Highest |
452 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$48,125±$8kHighest 36% below ME |
$42,264±$11k 43% below ME |
| Danforth and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kHighest 61% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Highest 49% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.