Compare towns
Dover-Foxcroft vs Mapleton vs Bowerbank
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover-Foxcroft has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Bowerbank has the most people working from home (30.5%).
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 | Dover-Foxcroft | Mapleton | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,506Highest |
1,884 |
211Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
58.3±17.3Highest 30% above ME |
| Bowerbank and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowerbank and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,344±$6kLowest 15% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$93,125±$30kHighest 25% above ME |
| Bowerbank and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,600±$12kLowest 45% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$199,500±$125kHighest 33% below ME |
| Bowerbank and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97Highest 23% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Dover-Foxcroft and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,916Highest 37% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
3.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Dover-Foxcroft 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 | #89 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.