Compare towns
Mapleton vs Brunswick vs Windham
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).
Brunswick has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Windham has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Brunswick | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
22,336Highest |
19,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.3% ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40±2.8Lowest 11% below ME |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±2.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Windham 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% |
22.9%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Brunswick 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% |
53.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
13.3%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$74,952±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 44% above ME |
| Windham 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 |
$376,300±$15k 27% above ME |
$388,900±$22kHighest 31% above ME |
| Windham and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,469±$99Highest 29% above ME |
$1,232±$332 8% above ME |
| Brunswick and Windham 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 |
$4,756Highest 57% above ME |
$3,938 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±8.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
71.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
19%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Brunswick and Windham 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 | — | #30 of 133 in ME | #95 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Brunswick Public Schools · Brunswick-Region 10 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | Brunswick High School | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9Lowest |
12.1Highest |
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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.