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Mapleton vs Dyer Brook vs Danforth
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 expensive homes ($192k median).
Dyer Brook has the most homeowners (93.1%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k 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 | Dyer Brook | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
275Lowest |
666 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
38.7±11.8Lowest 14% below ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±11Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Dyer Brook and Mapleton 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% |
12.4%±8.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
34.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±6.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Dyer Brook 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 |
$73,409±$27k about the ME average |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% below ME |
| Mapleton and Dyer Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$135,000±$51k 54% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Mapleton and Dyer Brook 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 |
— | $629±$29Highest 45% below ME |
| Danforth and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,606 47% below ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Dyer Brook and Danforth 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Dyer Brook 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.