Compare towns
Mapleton vs Cherryfield vs Randolph
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 people working from home (18.2%).
Randolph has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.6%).
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 | Cherryfield | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
809Lowest |
1,610 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-10.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
58.1±4.2Highest 30% above ME |
49.6±3.4 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Randolph 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% |
27.8%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Cherryfield and Randolph 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% ME: 36.2% |
16.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Randolph 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 |
$66,574±$16k 11% below ME |
| Mapleton and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$195,800±$53kHighest 34% below ME |
$174,300±$21kLowest 41% below ME |
| Cherryfield and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$428±$107Lowest 62% below ME |
$1,186±$207Highest 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±17.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±8.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
26.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.2%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.3%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cherryfield 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 | 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.