Compare towns
Mapleton vs Embden vs Orland
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Embden has the oldest population (median age 60.6).
Orland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Embden | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
995Lowest |
1,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
50.6±4.2 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Orland 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% |
34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2 ME: 22.4% |
| Embden and Orland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland 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 |
$56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$69,348±$29k 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Orland 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 |
$173,400±$59kLowest 42% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
$2,089Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orland 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% |
12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Embden and Orland 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.