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Mapleton vs Blaine vs Starks
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).
Starks has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
706 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.3±17 3% above ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks 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% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest 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% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Starks 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest 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±$24k 8% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% 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±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
— | $148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Mapleton and Starks 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 |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks 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 |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks 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% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Blaine 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.