Compare towns
Belgrade vs Brooks vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Brooks has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Mapleton has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
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 | Belgrade | Brooks | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Belgrade and Brooks 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% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Mapleton 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% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Belgrade 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 |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| 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±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108 25% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859Highest 6% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Brooks and Belgrade 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Brooks 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 | — | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.