Compare towns
Dedham vs Mapleton vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Dedham | Mapleton | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
1,884 |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Dedham and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Dedham and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,055±$43 7% below ME |
| Dedham and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Bangor 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 | — | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Dedham Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.3 |
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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.