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Crawford 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

Crawford has the most people working from home (38.9%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k median).

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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.

MeasureCrawfordMapletonNewburgh
People
Population
97Lowest
1,884Highest
1,475
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+2.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
66.2±12.2Highest
48% above ME
41.8±6Lowest
7% below ME
45.8±5.7
about the ME average
Kids under 18
14.4%±21.3Lowest
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+
50.5%±19.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
18.3%±3.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
21.4%±2.4
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
18.1%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
34.3%Highest
ME: 36.2%
29.9%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±16Lowest
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
$31,875±$22kLowest
57% 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
$121,400±$48kLowest
59% below ME
$191,800±$23k
35% below ME
$244,600±$20kHighest
18% below ME
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
$1,467Lowest
52% below ME
$1,789
41% below ME
$2,748Highest
9% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
16.7%±10.5Lowest
ME: 48.4%
42.9%±13.9
ME: 48.4%
Crawford and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
27.8%Highest
ME: 10.7%
8.9%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
11.7%
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.2%Highest
ME: 74.3%
79.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
81.2%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
11 yrs newer than ME
1977Lowest
same as ME
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
63% above ME
28 minLowest
13% above ME
30 min
23% above ME
Work from home
38.9%±37.6Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.8%±3.8
ME: 15.9%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Crawford 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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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.