Compare towns
Guilford vs Mapleton vs Ashland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Ashland has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
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 | Guilford | Mapleton | Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 626Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,080 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -18.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.3±12.5Highest 21% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
53.4±9.1 19% above ME |
| Guilford and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.3%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.2%±8 ME: 22.4% |
| Guilford and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±7.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,735±$13kLowest 39% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$46,838±$15k 37% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,100±$38k 49% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$125,000±$49kLowest 58% below ME |
| Mapleton and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $529±$516Lowest 54% below ME |
$610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,586 48% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,511Lowest 50% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.4%±25.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25.7%±27.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Guilford and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 5 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 22% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.2%±8.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Guilford 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.