Compare towns
Belfast vs Mapleton vs Kennebunk vs Northport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belfast has the most renters (31.5% rent).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Kennebunk has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Northport has the most homeowners (87.6%).
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 | Belfast | Mapleton | Kennebunk | Northport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,986 |
1,884 |
11,820Highest |
1,621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
54.6±3.3 22% above ME |
56.6±3.8 26% above ME |
| Belfast and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.7%±3 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 39.1%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30%±4 ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.2% ME: 36.2% |
52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Kennebunk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,679±$9kLowest 9% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$107,804±$8kHighest 44% above ME |
$73,523±$8k about the ME average |
| Kennebunk and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,900±$34k 15% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$487,700±$21kHighest 64% above ME |
$343,400±$36k 16% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92 16% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,425±$290Highest 25% above ME |
$1,088±$299 4% below ME |
| Kennebunk and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145 37% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,999Highest 65% above ME |
$2,721 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.1%±10.9 ME: 48.4% |
56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
80.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.5%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 133 in ME | — | #9 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 71 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 21 | Northport Public Schools |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | None in town | Kennebunk High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.