Compare towns
Castle Hill vs Brooks vs Mapleton vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k median).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Weston has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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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.
| Measure | Castle Hill | Brooks | Mapleton | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 281 |
1,208 |
1,884Highest |
275Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
55.1±14 23% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$58,942±$7k 21% below ME |
| Mapleton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$574 17% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Brooks and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,500 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 24% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | 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 | 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.