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Mapleton vs Bingham vs Patten
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 highest household income ($92k).
Bingham has the most homeowners (85.9%).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Bingham | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
660 |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
56±8.2 25% above ME |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
| Patten and Bingham 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% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Patten 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% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Bingham 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 |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$45,750±$19k 39% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$103,000±$26k 65% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$389±$99 66% below ME |
| Mapleton and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,059 65% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Bingham 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% |
16.1% ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1955 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.