Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bath vs Bangor
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Bath has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3%).
Bangor has the shortest commute (17 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 | Bath | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
8,815 |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Bath 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% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Bangor 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% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$69,390±$12k 7% below ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Mapleton and Bath 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 |
$310,900±$30kHighest 5% above ME |
$219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,055±$43Highest 7% below ME |
| Bangor and Bath 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 |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Bath 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% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1954 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bath 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 | — | #31 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8Highest |
13.3Lowest |
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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.