Compare towns
Dexter vs Mapleton vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dexter has the most renters (49.7% rent).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Dexter | Mapleton | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,852Lowest |
1,884 |
3,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.2±7.8Highest 14% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Dexter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Dexter and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,654±$25kLowest 28% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Mapleton and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,200±$50kLowest 53% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
| Pittston and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $827±$117 27% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Dexter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,962Highest 35% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±23.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Dexter and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.7%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Dexter 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 | #113 of 133 in ME | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| 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.