Compare towns
Mapleton vs Danforth vs Mount Vernon
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).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k median).
Mount Vernon has the most people working from home (28.3%).
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 | Danforth | Mount Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
452Lowest |
1,716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
47.1±6.2 5% above ME |
| Danforth and Mount Vernon 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% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Mount Vernon 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% |
22.6%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Danforth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Danforth 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 |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
$74,395±$6k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Mount Vernon 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 |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
$264,200±$23kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$629±$22 45% below ME |
$893±$168Highest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
— | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Mapleton 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% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None 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.