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Greene vs Mapleton vs Readfield vs Lewiston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Lewiston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Greene | Mapleton | Readfield | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,417 |
1,884Lowest |
2,651 |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9 11% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Readfield and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.6%±1.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
| Greene and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$986±$44 13% below ME |
| Greene and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965 about the ME average |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,899 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Lewiston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Lewiston 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | — | #20 of 133 in ME | #132 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 38 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5Lowest |
14.7Highest |
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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.