Compare towns
Industry vs Mapleton vs Union vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Industry | Mapleton | Union | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 988 |
1,884 |
2,663Highest |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$74,250±$18k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31k 31% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Union and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137 8% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
| Union and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793 41% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.