What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).

Danforth has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Sangerville	Danforth
People
Population	1,136Highest	666Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6%	-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME	53.1±4.4Lowest 19% above ME
	Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.1%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1%	13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.1%±4Lowest ME: 22.4%	26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4%
	Danforth and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	12.6%Highest ME: 36.2%	9%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8%	1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$50,313±$14kHighest 33% below ME	$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME
	Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$124,000±$40kHighest 58% below ME	$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME
	Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$850±$136Highest 25% below ME	$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,349Highest 56% below ME	$1,270Lowest 58% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.6%±27.7Highest ME: 48.4%	36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Sangerville and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	13.9%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Highest ME: 74.3%	81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME	1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 18% below ME	28 minHighest 15% above ME
Work from home	13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9%	5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Sangerville and Danforth 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.