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Mapleton vs Bowdoin vs Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($545k 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 | Bowdoin | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,188 |
10,101Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.3±10 14% above U.S. |
51.2±1.7Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±6.2 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mapleton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$91,239±$13kLowest 13% above U.S. |
$97,163±$4kHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Hampton and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$292,800±$71k 12% below U.S. |
$545,300±$63kHighest 64% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
— | $1,654±$93Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$3,375 8% above U.S. |
$6,872Highest 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±42.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±7 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hampton and Bowdoin 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 | #31 of 120 in NH |
| 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 |
U.S. 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.