Compare towns
Mapleton vs Blaine vs Hope
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Hope has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.5%).
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 | Blaine | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
706Lowest |
1,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.3±17Highest 3% above ME |
44.6±3.1 about the ME average |
| Blaine and Hope 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% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Hope 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% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hope 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% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine 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 |
$80,707±$24kLowest 8% above ME |
$86,766±$6k 16% above ME |
| Mapleton and Hope 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 |
— | $373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$691±$303 39% below ME |
$1,219±$182Highest 7% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hope and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
92.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
20 min 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope 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 | — | Hope 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.