Compare towns
Exeter vs Mapleton vs Newfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Exeter | Mapleton | Newfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,580 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Newfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
| Mapleton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Exeter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,402Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 43% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| 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.