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Mapleton vs Brooks vs Phillips vs Newburgh
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 most renters (25.4% rent).
Phillips has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Phillips | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,208 |
1,094Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3% ME: +2.6% |
-12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.9±6.6 about the ME average |
49.7±3.7Highest 11% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Phillips 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%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Phillips 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% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh and Phillips 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 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±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$59,130±$10k 21% below ME |
$45,385±$12kLowest 39% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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 |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
$190,800±$18kLowest 36% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Newburgh and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Brooks and Newburgh 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 |
$2,096 31% below ME |
$2,582 15% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Phillips are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.7% ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Phillips 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 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.