Compare towns
Lubec vs Mapleton vs Orland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lubec has the most people working from home (26.3%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Orland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Lubec | Mapleton | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,346Lowest |
1,884 |
1,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.3±4.5Highest 32% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
50.6±4.2 13% above ME |
| Lubec and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Lubec and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$69,348±$29k 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,700±$26kLowest 36% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $550±$204Lowest 52% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,039 33% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,089Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orland and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Lubec and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 85/MSAD 19 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.