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Beaver Cove vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Beaver CoveGreenville
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beaver Cove has the most expensive homes ($523k median).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% 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 | Beaver Cove | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 394Lowest |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 67±7.3Highest 50% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 2.5%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 70.1%±36.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Beaver Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,185±$11kHighest 31% above ME |
$91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
| Beaver Cove and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $523,300±$248kHighest 76% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,769Lowest 42% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.4%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beaver Cove 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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| Old photos in History | 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.