Compare towns
Mount Chase vs Danforth vs Danforth vs Hersey
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).
Hersey has the most expensive homes ($163k 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 | Hersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 280 |
666Highest |
452 |
47Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
| Hersey 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%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
8.5%±58Lowest 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%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34%±54.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hersey and Mount Chase 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% |
20.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±33.1Lowest 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±$7k 44% below ME |
$48,125±$8kHighest 36% below ME |
$42,264±$11k 43% below ME |
$31,250±$26kLowest 58% 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±$15k 61% below ME |
$89,900±$36k 70% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$162,500±$113kHighest 45% below ME |
| Hersey and Mount Chase 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 |
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| Mount Chase and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548 49% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
— | $2,417Highest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
21.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±23.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Hersey 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.