Compare towns
Chesterville vs Farmington vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Farmington has the most people working from home (20%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Chesterville | Farmington | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
8,157Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
38.2±3.3 15% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Farmington and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
$54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
$166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
| Chesterville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
$902±$106 21% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Highest 28% below ME |
$1,958 36% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
44.2%±12.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Farmington and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington 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 | — | #64 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 09 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | Mt Blue High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.2 |
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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.