Compare towns
Mapleton vs Cushing vs Lovell
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).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Lovell has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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 | Cushing | Lovell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,460 |
1,353Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.8±7.7 9% above ME |
52.2±3.5Highest 17% above ME |
| Lovell and Cushing 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% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Cushing 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% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.3%±4.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lovell 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 |
$83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$80,625±$20kLowest 8% above ME |
| Mapleton and Cushing 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 |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$295,000±$47k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,419±$178 25% above ME |
| Cushing and Lovell 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 |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$1,480Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±29.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lovell and Cushing 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% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
21.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lovell and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 13 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | None 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.