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Mapleton vs Brooks vs Orland
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 highest household income ($92k).
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Orland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Brooks | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,208Lowest |
1,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Orland and Brooks 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%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks and Orland 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 |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
$69,348±$29k 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Orland 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 |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,116±$112 about the ME average |
$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Orland and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$2,089 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orland 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% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| 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.