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Mapleton vs Cranberry Isles
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Cranberry Isles has the most expensive homes ($439k 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 | Cranberry Isles |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
196Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48±11.9Highest 7% above ME |
| Cranberry Isles 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% |
19.4%±9.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Cranberry Isles 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% |
19.9%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cranberry Isles 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.6%±3.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cranberry Isles 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 |
$65,000±$37kLowest 13% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cranberry Isles 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 |
$439,100±$51kHighest 48% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,000±$413Highest 12% below ME |
| Cranberry Isles and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,273Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
71.4%±79Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cranberry Isles and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Cranberry Isles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Cranberry Isles Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.