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Coplin plantation vs Mapleton vs Lakeville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coplin plantation has the most expensive homes ($322k median).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Lakeville has the most people working from home (53.8%).

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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.

MeasureCoplin plantationMapletonLakeville
People
Population
51Lowest
1,884Highest
99
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
46.2±3.4
3% above ME
41.8±6Lowest
7% below ME
59.9±7.5Highest
34% above ME
Kids under 18
5.9%±58.5
ME: 18.1%
22.2%±5.1Highest
ME: 18.1%
3%±29.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Mapleton and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.6%±65.4
ME: 22.4%
18.3%±3.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
41.4%±21.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
Lakeville and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
34.3%
ME: 36.2%
36.5%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±22.7
ME: 5.8%
5%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
0%±15.7Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Mapleton and Coplin plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,875±$16kLowest
31% below ME
$91,731±$25kHighest
23% above ME
$65,625±$8k
12% below ME
Mapleton and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,900±$79kHighest
9% above ME
$191,800±$23kLowest
35% below ME
$313,600±$251k
6% above ME
Coplin plantation and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$610±$277
46% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,395Highest
21% below ME
$1,789
41% below ME
$1,010Lowest
67% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
16.7%±10.5
ME: 48.4%
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Below poverty line
17.6%Highest
ME: 10.7%
8.9%
ME: 10.7%
6.1%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
ME: 74.3%
79.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
100%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1992Highest
15 yrs newer than ME
1977Lowest
same as ME
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
28 min
13% above ME
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Work from home
0%±36.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
10.8%±3.8
ME: 15.9%
53.8%±31.3Highest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district — RSU 79/MSAD 01 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.