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Mapleton vs Bowdoinham
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Bowdoinham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Bowdoinham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,142Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
| Bowdoinham 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% |
17.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowdoinham 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$108,479±$21kHighest 45% above ME |
| Bowdoinham 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 35% below ME |
$405,500±$105kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,958Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham 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 | — | #73 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.