Compare towns
Mapleton vs Epping vs New Gloucester vs Pittston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Epping has the most people working from home (24%).
New Gloucester has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Pittston has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Epping | New Gloucester | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
7,430Highest |
5,766 |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% above U.S. |
45.1±3.5Highest 16% above U.S. |
40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.4±5.9 6% above U.S. |
| Epping and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| New Gloucester 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Epping and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
37%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pittston and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$104,220±$7k 29% above U.S. |
$108,797±$12kHighest 35% above U.S. |
$86,614±$18kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| New Gloucester and Epping are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$436,900±$35kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$357,100±$29k 7% above U.S. |
$238,700±$66k 28% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,742±$576Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,150±$249 19% below U.S. |
$1,080±$593 24% below U.S. |
| Epping and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$3,417 10% above U.S. |
$1,909 39% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
67.8%±25.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.7%±12 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±34.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Epping and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
24%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Epping and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #77 of 120 in NH | #65 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Epping School District | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | Epping High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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U.S. 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.