Compare towns
Waldoboro vs Mapleton 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).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Mapleton | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,253Highest |
1,884 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 50.1±4.6 12% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below 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%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,107±$8k 8% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Mapleton and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$39kHighest 7% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
| Danforth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861Highest 6% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldoboro and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 3% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Waldoboro 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 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Medomak Valley High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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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.