Compare towns
Mapleton vs Berwick vs Greene
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).
Berwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Greene has the most homeowners (87.8%).
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 | Berwick | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
1,998 |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Berwick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Berwick 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% |
35.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene 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±$25k 23% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Mapleton 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 |
$323,300±$36kHighest 9% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Berwick and Greene 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 |
$1,041±$901 9% below ME |
$1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Berwick 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 |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Berwick and Greene 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 | — | #101 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.