Compare towns
Stow vs Washburn vs Denmark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stow has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Denmark has the highest household income ($64k).
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 | Stow | Washburn | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 535Lowest |
1,355Highest |
1,054 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57±10.5Highest 27% above ME |
48.2±7.7Lowest 8% above ME |
54.4±5 21% above ME |
| Stow and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.9%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Stow and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
$56,196±$6k 25% below ME |
$64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
| Denmark and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$42kHighest 10% above ME |
$112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
| Stow and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,304Highest 9% above ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,259 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 51 minHighest 109% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Stow and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | — |
| High school in town | — | Washburn District High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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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.