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Casco vs Mapleton vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Casco | Mapleton | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,884 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Casco and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 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+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| 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.