Compare towns
Boothbay vs Mapleton vs Northport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Northport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Boothbay | Mapleton | Northport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,102Highest |
1,884 |
1,621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
56.6±3.8 26% above ME |
| Boothbay and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.4%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Northport and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$73,523±$8k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,100±$43k 15% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$343,400±$36kHighest 16% above ME |
| Northport and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$121Highest about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,088±$299 4% below ME |
| Boothbay and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,202 27% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,721Highest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±31 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Northport and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Northport Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.