Compare towns
Baring plantation vs Mapleton vs Ogunquit vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baring plantation has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most expensive homes ($876k median).
Calais has the most renters (26.6% rent).
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 | Baring plantation | Mapleton | Ogunquit | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 166Lowest |
1,884 |
1,379 |
3,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.5±19.8 8% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
| Ogunquit and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±11.4 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Ogunquit and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Calais and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
$64,096±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
| Ogunquit and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,700±$20k 60% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
$111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
| Calais and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
$1,684 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 22.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
16 min 35% below ME |
| Work from home | 2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #48 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Calais Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Calais Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 12.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| 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.