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Waldoboro vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldoboro has the most expensive homes ($275k median).
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 | Waldoboro | Danforth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,253Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.1±4.6Lowest 12% above ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldoboro and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Danforth and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,107±$8kHighest 8% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$39kHighest 7% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861 6% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldoboro and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 3% above ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Waldoboro and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | Medomak Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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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.