Compare towns
Cornish vs Freedom vs Mapleton vs Canton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Freedom has the most homeowners (90.2%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Canton has the most people working from home (16.1%).
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 | Cornish | Freedom | Mapleton | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,024 |
670Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.1% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
41.4±7.2 8% below ME |
| Mapleton and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Canton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
$64,861±$12k 13% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $190,600±$69k 36% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Mapleton and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
— | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,925 37% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,277 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±22.9 ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 29% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Canton 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 History | None yet | 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.