Compare towns
Mapleton vs Brooks vs Durham
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).
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Brooks | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,208Lowest |
4,262Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
| Brooks and Durham 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% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Durham 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% |
17%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Mapleton 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 23% above ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Durham 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Durham and Brooks 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% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and Brooks 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 | — | — | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.