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Sangerville vs Starks vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sangerville has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
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.
| Measure | Sangerville | Starks | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,136Highest |
556Lowest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
53.1±4.4 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%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Starks and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±4 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest 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% ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2 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±$14k 33% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
| Starks and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,000±$40k 58% below ME |
$148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Starks and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$136 25% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
| Starks and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,349Highest 56% below ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Sangerville 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4 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.