Compare towns
Mapleton vs Brooksville
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).
Brooksville has the most expensive homes ($391k 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 | Brooksville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
853Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
61.4±6.3Highest 37% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41.6%±10.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Brooksville 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 |
$56,316±$20kLowest 25% below ME |
| Mapleton and Brooksville 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 |
$390,900±$113kHighest 32% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,307±$68Highest 15% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,945Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.9%±38.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brooksville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooksville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Brooksville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.