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Hodgdon vs Mapleton vs Porter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Hodgdon | Mapleton | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,428Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
| Mapleton and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
| Porter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $695±$426Highest 39% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Hodgdon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,841Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 70/MSAD 70 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Hodgdon Middle/High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8 |
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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.