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Warren vs Strong vs Danforth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the highest household income ($75k).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Warren | Strong | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
1,249 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21kHighest about the ME average |
$47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Warren and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32kHighest 22% below ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Warren and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
$629±$22Lowest 45% below ME |
| Warren and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Warren 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 | #120 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.