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Topsham vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Topsham | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,706Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 44.7±4Lowest about the ME average |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsham and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,028±$10kHighest 22% above ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,800±$20kHighest 22% above ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642Highest 19% above ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,259 40% above ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #66 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | Mt Ararat High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| 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.