Compare towns
Alexander vs Baileyville vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alexander has the most homeowners (95.3%).
Baileyville has the most affordable homes ($112k median).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Alexander | Baileyville | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 553Lowest |
1,339 |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±4.2Highest 18% above ME |
47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Alexander and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baileyville and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2% ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Alexander and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,750±$10kHighest 25% above ME |
$60,000±$19kLowest 20% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
| Alexander and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,800±$54kHighest 35% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Alexander and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$143Highest 23% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Baileyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,781 41% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 26% below ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.7%±4.4 ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Alexander Public Schools | Baileyville Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | None in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.