Compare towns
Calais vs Mapleton vs Newburgh vs Baring plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most renters (26.6% rent).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Baring plantation has the shortest commute (13 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 | Calais | Mapleton | Newburgh | Baring plantation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,097Highest |
1,884 |
1,475 |
166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
48.5±19.8Highest 8% above ME |
| Baring plantation and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±11.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
28.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baring plantation and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Calais and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $64,096±$10kLowest 14% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
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| Mapleton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $111,100±$36kLowest 63% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$117,700±$20k 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,010±$199Highest 11% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
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| Calais and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,684 45% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±20.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Calais and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 21.4% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
22.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
87%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 35% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 2.6%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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 | #48 of 133 in ME | — | — | — |
| School district | Calais Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | Calais Middle/High School | None in town | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.