Compare towns
Mapleton vs Augusta vs Belgrade
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).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Belgrade has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Augusta | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
19,077Highest |
3,351 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Belgrade and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade 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 ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade 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 23% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
| Mapleton and Belgrade 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 |
$201,000±$18k 32% below ME |
$312,200±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$919±$79Highest 19% below ME |
$857±$108 25% below ME |
| Augusta and Belgrade 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 |
$2,465 19% below ME |
$2,859Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
23 min 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Augusta 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.