Compare towns
Mapleton vs Edgecomb vs South Windham
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 shortest commute (22 min average).
South Windham has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | South Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,251 |
1,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9% ME: +2.6% |
-11.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
41±8.8 8% below ME |
36.5±13.2Lowest 19% below ME |
| Mapleton and Edgecomb 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% |
3.6%±4.8Lowest 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%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Edgecomb 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% |
39.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.9%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and South Windham 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±$18k 46% above ME |
$133,223±$21kHighest 78% above ME |
| South Windham and Edgecomb 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±$36kHighest 17% above ME |
$314,300±$81k 6% above ME |
| Edgecomb and South Windham 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 |
— | $1,824±$2kHighest 60% above ME |
| South Windham 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 |
$3,577Highest 18% above ME |
$2,941 3% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
21.1%±43.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Edgecomb 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% |
5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
24.5%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| South Windham 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 | — |
| High school 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.