Compare towns
Mapleton vs Ashland vs Danforth
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Ashland has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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.
| Measure | Mapleton | Ashland | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,080 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
53.4±9.1Highest 19% above ME |
51.9±5.3 16% above ME |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.2%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Ashland and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Ashland 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 23% above ME |
$46,838±$15k 37% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$125,000±$49k 58% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Mapleton and Ashland 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 |
— | $629±$22Highest 45% below ME |
| Danforth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,511Lowest 50% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
25.7%±27.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ashland and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.7%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school 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.