Compare towns
Mapleton vs Beals vs Jackson
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).
Beals has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Jackson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Beals | Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
498Lowest |
567 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
| Beals 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% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Jackson 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% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals 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 |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$75,167±$19k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Jackson 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 |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$231,500±$16k 22% below ME |
| Beals and Jackson 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 |
$907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
$629±$12 45% below ME |
| Beals and Jackson 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 |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,651Highest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mapleton and Beals 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% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.