Compare towns
Mapleton vs Cherryfield vs Orland
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).
Cherryfield has the most renters (33.2% rent).
Orland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Cherryfield | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
809Lowest |
1,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
50.6±4.2 13% above ME |
| Cherryfield and Orland 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% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.4%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2 ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Orland 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% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland 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 |
$37,115±$17kLowest 50% below ME |
$69,348±$29k 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Orland 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 |
$195,800±$53k 34% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$2,089Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Cherryfield and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Cherryfield Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.