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Cost of living in Danforth · Census 2020–24 · HUD 2026

Renting in Danforth: a two-bedroom costs about $970

Danforth is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

Zillow and Redfin publish no market figures here. How TownRatings grades cost of living

Typical home value
$90K
ME $297K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,270
ME $3,036
What stands out

What stands out about housing in Danforth

Cost of living grade

Why Danforth isn’t graded

The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.

–Home pricesCensus figure available
–Property taxCensus figure available
–Households stretched36 renter households (the grade needs 200)
–Rent$629 median (Census)

How TownRatings grades cost of living →

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Renters already here pay a median of $629, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$690
1 bedroom$750
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,350
4 bedrooms$1,470
18%
of households rent · ME 26%
36
renter households
$629
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Aroostook County, ME): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Property taxes

Low tax bills, but a high tax rate

The median bill is $1,270, under the Maine median of $3,036, because homes cost less. As a share of value it’s 1.41% a year, against 1.02% statewide.

$1,270
median bill a year · ME $3,036
1.41%
of a home’s value a year · ME 1.02%

Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.

Next door

Danforth vs. its neighbors

Zillow publishes no value for Danforth.

Cost next door · one source per column

TownCostTypical home
Zillow, latest
Median value
Census 2020–24
Tax rate
bill ÷ value
2-bed rent
HUD 2026
Danforth–—$90K1.41%$970
Weston–$194K$172K0.87%$970

“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents). “—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.

Questions about the cost of living in Danforth

How much is rent in Danforth?

HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $970 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $629 (Census 2020–24).

What are property taxes in Danforth?

The median bill is $1,270 a year, 1.41% of the median home value (Maine: $3,036, 1.02%), from the Census 2020–24.

Why doesn’t Danforth have a cost of living grade?

Danforth is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.