Compare towns
Farmington vs Mapleton vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Farmington has the most people working from home (20%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Farmington | Mapleton | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,157Highest |
1,884 |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±3.3 15% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Mapleton and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Farmington and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$61,635±$10k 18% below ME |
| Mapleton and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$106 21% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,958 36% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±12.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Farmington and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington and Mapleton 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 | #64 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 09 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Mt Blue High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2 |
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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.