Compare towns
Deer Isle vs Mapleton vs Phippsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deer Isle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Phippsburg has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Deer Isle | Mapleton | Phippsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,470Highest |
1,884Lowest |
2,238 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±5.6 17% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
54.3±6.3Highest 21% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,284±$15kLowest 17% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$107,833±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $308,300±$42k 4% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$335,800±$47kHighest 13% above ME |
| Phippsburg and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,909±$927Highest 68% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,022±$346 10% below ME |
| Deer Isle and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,890 38% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,034Highest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.4%±17.9 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±98.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Phippsburg and Deer Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 min 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 22%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Deer Isle and Phippsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Deer Isle-Stonington CSD | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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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.