Compare towns
Anson vs Mapleton vs Starks vs Lagrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Mapleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.2%).
Starks has the most homeowners (90%).
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 | Anson | Mapleton | Starks | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 680 |
1,884Highest |
556Lowest |
709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2 3% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
45.9±13.8 about the ME average |
| Starks and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Starks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61k 17% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
$58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
| Mapleton and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
| Mapleton and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$831±$151 27% below ME |
| Starks and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207 60% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| 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.