Compare towns
Anson vs Industry vs Mapleton vs Baileyville
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 renters (20.7% rent).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Mapleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.2%).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Industry | Mapleton | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,331Highest |
988Lowest |
1,884 |
1,339 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8% ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±6.2 4% above ME |
40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
47.5±12.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Baileyville and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
14.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,474±$21kLowest 30% below ME |
$63,056±$19k 16% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$60,000±$19k 20% below ME |
| Mapleton and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,800±$14k 60% below ME |
$205,600±$31kHighest 31% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
| Industry and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $928±$62 19% below ME |
$1,049±$137Highest 8% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$873±$143 23% below ME |
| Industry and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,572 48% below ME |
$1,793Highest 41% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.6%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
83.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 32% above ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 74/MSAD 74 | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | Carrabec High School | — | None in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
— | — | 11.1Lowest |
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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.