Compare towns
Gilead vs Mapleton vs Hamlin
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 renters (43.5% rent).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Hamlin has the most people working from home (32%).
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 | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 187 |
1,884Highest |
111Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 58.9±10.2 31% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
61.8±15.9Highest 38% above ME |
| Hamlin and Gilead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±18.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
7.2%±17.7Lowest 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% |
40.5%±9.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Gilead and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±8.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Hamlin 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 |
$50,938±$7k 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,000±$78kHighest 21% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$200,000±$58k 33% below ME |
| Gilead and Hamlin 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 |
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| 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 |
$1,339 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66%±41 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hamlin and Gilead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 9% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 19.7%±13.1 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32%±47.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hamlin and Gilead 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 | — |
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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.