Compare towns
Mapleton vs Bowdoin vs Knox
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).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k 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 | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
3,188Highest |
825Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
41.1±7.9Lowest 8% 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%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Knox 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% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Knox 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 |
$64,821±$9kLowest 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 |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Mapleton and Knox 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1% 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 |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Knox 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 | — |
| 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.