Compare towns
Gouldsboro vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gouldsboro has the most people working from home (15.8%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% 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 | Gouldsboro | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,615Lowest |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.2±5.2Highest 34% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gouldsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38.8%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Gouldsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,873±$7kLowest 19% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Gouldsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $276,800±$51kHighest 7% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,298±$507Highest 14% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Gouldsboro and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,305Highest 24% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 80.8%±28.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.8%±7.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Gouldsboro and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 24 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | None 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.