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Wallagrass vs Danforth vs Fort Kent
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallagrass has the most expensive homes ($195k median).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
Fort Kent has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Wallagrass | Danforth | Fort Kent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 514Lowest |
666 |
4,150Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.6±8.2Highest 24% above ME |
53.1±4.4 19% above ME |
45.9±3.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Wallagrass and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.6%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Wallagrass and Fort Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±8.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,833±$5k 35% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
$56,270±$7kHighest 25% below ME |
| Fort Kent and Wallagrass are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,900±$35kHighest 34% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
$160,700±$52k 46% below ME |
| Wallagrass and Fort Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $932±$95Highest 18% below ME |
$629±$29Lowest 45% below ME |
$926±$150 19% below ME |
| Wallagrass and Fort Kent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,470 52% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
$2,317Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32%±61.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
61.2%±14.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Fort Kent and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.8%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Fort Kent and Wallagrass 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 | — | — | #34 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | MSAD 27 |
| High school in town | — | — | Fort Kent Community High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.