Compare towns
Beals vs Mapleton vs Owls Head
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Owls Head has the most expensive homes ($413k 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 | Beals | Mapleton | Owls Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,482 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
52.6±6.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Owls Head and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Owls Head and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$87,325±$7k 17% above ME |
| Mapleton and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378 20% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,191±$386Highest 5% above ME |
| Owls Head and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,981Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Owls Head and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 17% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.