Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bath vs Carmel
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).
Bath has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Carmel has the most homeowners (87.9%).
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 | Bath | Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
8,815Highest |
2,941 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
46.4±4.5Highest 4% above ME |
| Carmel and Bath 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% |
18.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Carmel 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% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.5%±5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bath 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% |
42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bath 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 |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$82,188±$22k 10% above ME |
| Mapleton and Carmel 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 |
$256,800±$37k 13% below ME |
| Bath and Carmel 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 |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$1,276±$187Highest 12% above ME |
| Carmel 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 |
$2,662 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±38.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Carmel 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% |
13.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±4.4Lowest 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 | #77 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 87/MSAD 23 |
| High school in town | None in town | Morse High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.