Compare towns
Belfast vs Mapleton vs Washburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k 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 | Belfast | Mapleton | Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,986Highest |
1,884 |
1,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Washburn 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% |
24%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,679±$9k 9% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
| Mapleton and Belfast 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±$23k 35% below ME |
$112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92Highest 16% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
| Belfast and Mapleton 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 |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Belfast and Washburn 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% |
12.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 13% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 71 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | None in town | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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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.