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Patten vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Patten | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,154Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
| Patten and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6kHighest 31% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Patten and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49kHighest 57% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Patten and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199 61% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest 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.