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Sandy River plantation vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandy River plantation has the most expensive homes ($404k median).
Danforth has the most people working from home (5.8%).
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 | Sandy River plantation | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 90Lowest |
666Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 67.4±7.7Highest 50% above ME |
53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5.6%±30.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Sandy River plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 54.4%±21.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10%±8.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sandy River plantation and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,250±$37kHighest 18% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
| Sandy River plantation and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $403,600±$89kHighest 36% above ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$29 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,329Highest 56% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Danforth and Sandy River plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 52% below ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±52.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Danforth and Sandy River plantation 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.