Compare towns
Belgrade vs Berwick vs Mapleton vs Mount Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Berwick has the most renters (27% rent).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Belgrade | Berwick | Mapleton | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,351Highest |
1,998 |
1,884 |
1,716Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
+4.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
42.6±3.6 5% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
| Belgrade and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$81,406±$39k 9% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44k 5% above ME |
$323,300±$36kHighest 9% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
| Berwick and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108 25% below ME |
$1,041±$901Highest 9% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$893±$168 22% below ME |
| Berwick and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859 6% below ME |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Mount Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Vernon and Belgrade 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.