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Brownville vs Mapleton vs Baileyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownville has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Mapleton has the most expensive homes ($192k median).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 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 | Brownville | Mapleton | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 983Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,339 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±4.6 4% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.5±12.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Baileyville and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Brownville and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.6 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$15k 14% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$60,000±$19kLowest 20% below ME |
| Mapleton and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $96,700±$22kLowest 67% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$112,100±$20k 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$120Highest 7% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$873±$143 23% below ME |
| Brownville and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,250 59% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±19.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 49% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.