Compare towns
Avon vs Mapleton vs Brooks vs Temple
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
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 | Avon | Mapleton | Brooks | Temple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 359Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,208 |
824 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.1±5.1Highest 5% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
| Avon and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Avon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$32k 16% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
| Mapleton and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,700±$42kLowest 52% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
| Temple and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $465±$30Lowest 59% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
| Temple and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,469Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$2,367Highest 22% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Avon and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 71% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
34 min 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.2%±8.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.