Compare towns
Mapleton vs Boothbay Harbor
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Boothbay Harbor has the most expensive homes ($401k median).
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 | Boothbay Harbor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
2,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
63.8±4.7Highest 42% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
47%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Boothbay Harbor 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 |
$62,800±$13kLowest 16% below ME |
| Mapleton and Boothbay Harbor 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 |
$400,600±$49kHighest 35% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,058±$123Highest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,808Highest 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
79.3%±17.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
14 minLowest 42% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.1%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Boothbay Harbor 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 | Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | Boothbay Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.4 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.