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Topsfield vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering TopsfieldTalmadge
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsfield has the most people working from home (5.1%).
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 | Topsfield | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 214Lowest |
452Highest |
| Median age | 63.5±4.9Highest 42% above ME |
51.9±5.3Lowest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±10.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Danforth and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±12.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$16kHighest 36% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Topsfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$32kHighest 52% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $957 68% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 11.5%±71.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.1%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Topsfield and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | East Range CSD | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.