Compare towns
Castle Hill vs Lewiston vs Mapleton vs Crystal
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 shortest commute (19 min average).
Lewiston has the most renters (48.8% rent).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Crystal has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
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 | Castle Hill | Lewiston | Mapleton | Crystal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 281 |
38,324Highest |
1,884 |
247Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±15.8 29% above ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
| Crystal and Castle Hill 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% |
20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±11.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 44.8%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Crystal and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7% ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $54,250±$14k 27% below ME |
$55,393±$4k 26% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$48,125±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,300±$18k 51% below ME |
$235,100±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$129,200±$60kLowest 56% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$574 17% below ME |
$986±$44 13% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
| Crystal and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,449 52% below ME |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$943Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill and Lewiston 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% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
14.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
92.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston and Mapleton 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 | — | #132 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | — | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | — | Lewiston High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.