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Charlotte vs Mapleton vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlotte has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Charlotte | Mapleton | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 377Lowest |
1,884Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.1Highest 8% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
| Charlotte and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±10.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±7.7 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$18k 9% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
| Mapleton and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
| Mapleton and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,000 34% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 22.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard 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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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.