Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bowdoin vs Freedom
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Freedom has the most homeowners (90.2%).
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 | Bowdoin | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
3,188Highest |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
40.1±2.7Lowest 10% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Mapleton 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% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom 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% |
30.4% ME: 36.2% |
23.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin 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 |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$2,328 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Freedom and Mapleton 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| 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.