Compare towns
Amity vs Mapleton vs Orient vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k 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 | Amity | Mapleton | Orient | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 395 |
1,884Highest |
137Lowest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±12.2 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| Orient and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26k 13% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
— | $63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Mapleton and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
— | $1,348 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 24% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
— | 33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.