Compare towns
Belfast vs Mapleton vs Pittston
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 oldest population (median age 60.6).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,986Highest |
1,884Lowest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Mapleton 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±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Mapleton and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,900±$34kHighest 15% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92 16% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145Highest 37% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Belfast and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #84 of 133 in ME | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 71 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.