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Dover-Foxcroft vs Mapleton vs Union vs Pittsfield
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 highest household income ($92k).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Pittsfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
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 | Union | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,506Highest |
1,884Lowest |
2,663 |
3,930 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38±4.1Lowest 15% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
40±6.5 11% below ME |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2% ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittsfield and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$57,381±$12kLowest 23% below ME |
| Mapleton and Union 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 |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$164,100±$17k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$97 23% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$825±$260 28% below ME |
| Union and Dover-Foxcroft are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,916 37% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,965 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittsfield 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% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Union 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 | — | — | #125 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 68/MSAD 68 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 53/MSAD 53 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.