Compare towns
Mapleton vs Castine
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).
Castine has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Castine is a college town. 47.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Castine |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,362Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
21.2±0.7Lowest 53% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Castine 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% |
74.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
47.7%±7.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$113,750±$26kHighest 52% above ME |
| Castine 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 |
$603,500±$114kHighest 103% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,105±$104Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,250Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.3%±56Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castine 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% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
14 minLowest 42% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Castine 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 | Castine 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.