Compare towns
Mapleton vs Edgecomb vs Mount Desert
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).
Edgecomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Mount Desert has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
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 | Edgecomb | Mount Desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,251Lowest |
1,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
54.9±8.2Highest 23% above ME |
| Mount Desert 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% |
16.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Edgecomb 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% |
24.5%±7.2 ME: 22.4% |
29.1%±4.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Desert and Edgecomb 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% |
39.8% ME: 36.2% |
64.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb 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±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$92,813±$9k 24% above ME |
| Edgecomb and Mount Desert 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 |
$348,400±$36k 17% above ME |
$522,100±$66kHighest 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,341±$89Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,577Highest 18% above ME |
$3,512 16% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±43.8 ME: 48.4% |
33.9%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Desert and Edgecomb 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% |
5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
22 min 10% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.1%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Desert and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Edgecomb Public Schools | Mount Desert Public Schools |
| 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.