Compare towns
Mapleton vs Casco
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).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Casco |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,696Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Casco 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 |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Casco 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 |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,085Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco and Mapleton 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| 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.