Compare towns
Mapleton vs Cornish vs Freedom
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 highest household income ($92k).
Cornish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Freedom has the most homeowners (90.2%).
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 | Cornish | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,803 |
670Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
40.1±2.7 10% below ME |
| Mapleton and Freedom 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% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Freedom 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Cornish 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 |
$69,038±$4k 8% below ME |
$64,861±$12kLowest 13% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish 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 |
$274,200±$84kHighest 8% below ME |
$190,600±$69kLowest 36% below ME |
| Cornish and Mapleton 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 |
$1,196±$148Highest 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,309 24% below ME |
$2,328Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Freedom 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.1% ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
31 min 27% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.