Compare towns
Jonesport vs Mapleton vs Milo vs Brooks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Milo has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Jonesport | Mapleton | Milo | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,166Lowest |
1,884 |
2,165Highest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±12.9 about the ME average |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.9±7 about the ME average |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $67,500±$13k 10% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$56,875±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
| Mapleton and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $142,000±$37k 52% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$97,100±$27kLowest 67% below ME |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$109 12% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$879±$400 23% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,800 41% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,450Lowest 52% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±48Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.8 ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Jonesport and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 13.5% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.8% ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 28% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
42 minHighest 70% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8%±3 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | Jonesport-Beals High School | None in town | Penquis Valley Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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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.