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Mapleton vs Blaine vs Robbinston
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Blaine has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Robbinston has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
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 | Robbinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
706 |
621Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
48.1±2.7Highest 7% above ME |
| Robbinston and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Mapleton 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% |
27.1%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest 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±$24k 8% above ME |
$68,333±$13kLowest 9% below ME |
| Mapleton and Blaine 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 |
— | $228,000±$41kHighest 23% below ME |
| Robbinston and Mapleton 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 |
$691±$303 39% below ME |
$1,232±$808Highest 8% above ME |
| Robbinston and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
60.6%±26.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Robbinston and Blaine 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% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Robbinston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.