Compare towns
Lamoine vs Mapleton vs Ellsworth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% rent).
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 | Lamoine | Mapleton | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782Lowest |
1,884 |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3Highest 11% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43±2.4 4% below ME |
| Lamoine and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Lamoine and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15k 18% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
| Mapleton and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kHighest 10% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,017±$195 11% below ME |
| Lamoine and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303 24% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,262Highest 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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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.