Compare towns
Bingham vs Mapleton vs Prospect vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Prospect has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.6%).
Addison has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Bingham | Mapleton | Prospect | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 660Lowest |
1,884Highest |
923 |
1,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
| Bingham and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
| Mapleton and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
| Prospect and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
$900±$807 21% below ME |
| Prospect and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,625 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
27 minLowest 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.