Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bangor vs Brooks
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 highest household income ($92k).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Brooks has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Bangor | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
31,938Highest |
1,208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Mapleton 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% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor and Mapleton 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% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Brooks 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 |
$59,942±$7k 20% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$219,600±$10kHighest 26% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Bangor and Brooks 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 |
$1,055±$43 7% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks and Bangor 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 |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
$2,096 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
74.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Mapleton 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 | — | #37 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.