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Cutler vs Mapleton vs New Portland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cutler has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
New Portland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Cutler | Mapleton | New Portland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 492Lowest |
1,884Highest |
686 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±13.2Highest 7% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
41.4±5.4Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.2%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Cutler and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.6%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,946±$37kLowest about the ME average |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$74,375±$21k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,900±$39kLowest 47% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$176,000±$35k 41% below ME |
| Mapleton and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
$337±$332Lowest 70% below ME |
| Mapleton and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,462Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,923Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
94.7%±88.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Portland and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 44% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.2%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and New Portland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Cutler Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.