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Sangerville vs Temple 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%).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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 | Sangerville | Temple | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,136Highest |
824 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.9±6.9Highest 20% above ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
51.9±5.3 16% 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%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Sangerville and Danforth 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% |
13.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sangerville and Temple 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 |
$56,087±$2kHighest 25% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Temple 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 |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Temple 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 |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Temple and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,349Lowest 56% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±27.7 ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Sangerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 1 yr older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.7%±6.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sangerville and Temple 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.