Compare towns
Mapleton vs Alna vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Mapleton | Alna | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
818Lowest |
19,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Alna and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3% ME: 36.2% |
44.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$93,125±$16k 25% above ME |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$367,400±$55k 24% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,088±$176 4% below ME |
$1,232±$332Highest 8% above ME |
| Windham and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,667 21% above ME |
$3,938Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Windham and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.1 |
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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.