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Brunswick vs Mapleton vs Maidstone

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).
Mapleton has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).

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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.

MeasureBrunswickMapletonMaidstone
People
Population
109Lowest
1,884Highest
241
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.5±13.8
48% above U.S.
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
61.3±8.2Highest
58% above U.S.
Maidstone and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.9%±24.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
12.4%±11.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Brunswick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
39.4%±25.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
39.4%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±11
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mapleton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$128,125±$33kHighest
59% above U.S.
$91,731±$25k
14% above U.S.
$85,833±$32kLowest
6% above U.S.
Brunswick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$228,100±$52k
31% below U.S.
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$438,200±$81kHighest
32% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$610±$277
57% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,472
21% below U.S.
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$3,914Highest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
16.7%±10.5
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brunswick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
41 minHighest
56% above U.S.
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
10.5%±15.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
24.5%±15.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Maidstone 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 —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.