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Ashland vs Mapleton vs Garfield plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Garfield plantation has the most expensive homes ($288k 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 | Ashland | Mapleton | Garfield plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,080 |
1,884Highest |
77Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.4±9.1Highest 19% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
39.8±15.2Lowest 11% below ME |
| Ashland and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±39.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Garfield plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.2%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±36.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Ashland and Garfield plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
1.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±20.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,838±$15k 37% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$45,625±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,000±$49kLowest 58% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$287,500±$232kHighest 3% below ME |
| Garfield plantation and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,511 50% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$199Lowest 93% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±27.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Ashland and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
1.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
14 minLowest 44% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.4%±17.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Garfield plantation and Mapleton 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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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.