Compare towns
Baring plantation vs Mapleton vs Union vs Mount Chase
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Union | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 166Lowest |
1,884 |
2,663Highest |
280 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.5±19.8 8% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
| Mount Chase 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%±11.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Mapleton 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% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Mapleton and Union 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 |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Union 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 |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Baring plantation and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 22.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Union 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 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None 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.