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Coplin plantation vs Mapleton vs Newburgh

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 people working from home (10.8%).

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.

MeasureCoplin plantationMapletonNewburgh
People
Population
51Lowest
1,884Highest
1,475
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
46.2±3.4Highest
3% above ME
41.8±6Lowest
7% below ME
45.8±5.7
about the ME average
Coplin plantation and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
5.9%±58.5Lowest
ME: 18.1%
22.2%±5.1Highest
ME: 18.1%
18.8%±3.6
ME: 18.1%
Mapleton and Newburgh 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%
21.4%±2.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Newburgh 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%
ME: 36.2%
34.3%Highest
ME: 36.2%
29.9%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±22.7Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
4.3%±2.7
ME: 5.8%
Mapleton and Newburgh 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
$76,750±$10k
about the ME average
Mapleton and Newburgh 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
$244,600±$20k
18% below ME
Coplin plantation and Newburgh 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
$950±$219Highest
17% below ME
Newburgh and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,395
21% below ME
$1,789Lowest
41% below ME
$2,748Highest
9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
16.7%±10.5Lowest
ME: 48.4%
42.9%±13.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line
17.6%Highest
ME: 10.7%
8.9%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
11.7%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
ME: 74.3%
79.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
81.2%
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 minLowest
13% above ME
30 minHighest
23% above ME
Work from home
0%±36.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
10.8%±3.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.4%±3.3
ME: 15.9%
Mapleton and Newburgh 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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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.