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Readfield vs Strong vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the highest household income ($87k).
Strong has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k 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 | Readfield | Strong | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Highest |
1,249 |
666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Danforth and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$48,125±$8k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Readfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 20% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
28 minLowest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.