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Mapleton vs Ascutney vs Acworth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Ascutney has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Acworth has the most expensive homes ($273k median).

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.

MeasureMapletonAscutneyAcworth
People
Population
1,884Highest
381Lowest
851
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
64.4±7.3Highest
66% above U.S.
47.3±14.5
22% above U.S.
Ascutney and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±10.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
25.9%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Acworth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
44.9%±15Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24%±9.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Ascutney and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
38.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Acworth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25kHighest
14% above U.S.
$53,269±$46kLowest
34% below U.S.
$82,917±$5k
about the U.S. average
Mapleton and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$218,800±$91k
34% below U.S.
$273,000±$34kHighest
18% below U.S.
Acworth and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
—
$1,352±$291Highest
4% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$3,429
10% above U.S.
$4,695Highest
51% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
—
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Mapleton and Acworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
16 minLowest
40% below U.S.
35 minHighest
31% above U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.5%±24.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.1%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ascutney 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 — Fall Mountain Regional School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.