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Saco vs Denmark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Denmark has the most affordable homes ($250k 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 | Saco | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Saco and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Saco and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,241±$11kHighest 23% above ME |
$64,167±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$250,000±$68kLowest 16% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385Lowest 10% above ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
| Denmark and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$2,259Lowest 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14Lowest ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Saco and Denmark 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.