Compare towns
Corinna vs Mapleton vs Readfield vs Porter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinna has the most affordable homes ($163k median).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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.
| Measure | Corinna | Mapleton | Readfield | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,192 |
1,884 |
2,651Highest |
1,746Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Readfield and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
| Mapleton and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$599 18% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
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| Readfield and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Porter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Porter 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 | — | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.