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Mapleton vs Baring plantation
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%).
Baring plantation has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Baring plantation |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.5±19.8Highest 8% above ME |
| Baring plantation 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% |
15.1%±11.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Baring plantation 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% |
28.3%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$117,700±$20kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baring plantation 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% |
22.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.