Compare towns
Mapleton vs Cornish vs Madison
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%).
Madison has the most people working from home (21.2%).
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 | Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,803Lowest |
2,676Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
39±8.5Lowest 13% below ME |
44.9±12.3Highest about the ME average |
| Madison and Mapleton 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%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
11.6%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Cornish 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% |
17.4%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.9%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Madison 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% ME: 36.2% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±3.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Madison 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 |
$61,698±$20kLowest 17% 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 |
$163,900±$59kLowest 45% 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 |
$850±$218 25% below ME |
| Cornish and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$2,309Highest 24% below ME |
$1,740Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
48.8%±17.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.5%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Madison 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% |
13%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
38.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1953Lowest 24 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
31 min 25% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±14.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Madison 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.