Compare towns
Dennysville vs Mapleton vs Wade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering DennysvillePembroke
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dennysville has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Wade has the most affordable homes ($157k median).
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 | Dennysville | Mapleton | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 218Lowest |
1,884Highest |
244 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.5±6.5Highest 28% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
| Dennysville and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $39,250±$25kLowest 47% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$68kHighest 26% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$157,100±$109kLowest 47% below ME |
| Dennysville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,833Highest 40% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dennysville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 22 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 11% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 8%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Wade 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 Our Story | 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.