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Mapleton vs China vs Greene
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).
China has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.8%).
Greene has the most expensive homes ($270k median).
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 | China | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
4,526Highest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40.9±5.9 9% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Mapleton and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Mapleton 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% |
21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| China 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% |
31.9% ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene 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±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$96,309±$12k 29% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and China 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 |
$240,000±$37k 19% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Greene and China 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 |
— | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,535 17% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| China and Greene 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 | — | #27 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 18 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.