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Gilead vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gilead has the most people working from home (19.7%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Gilead | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 187Lowest |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.9±10.2Highest 31% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±18.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gilead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 40.6%±10.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±8.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Gilead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,344±$14kLowest 43% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,000±$78kHighest 21% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Gilead and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$190Highest 13% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Gilead and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,183Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66%±41Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gilead and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.7%±13.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gilead and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.