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Porter vs Denmark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Denmark has the oldest population (median age 54.4).
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 | Porter | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,746Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Porter and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
| Denmark and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
$250,000±$68kHighest 16% below ME |
| Denmark and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,409±$207 24% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,259Highest 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 30% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.