Compare towns
Mapleton vs Etna vs Greene
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Etna has the most homeowners (94.9%).
Greene has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Etna | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,252Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
41.9±3.4Highest 6% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Etna 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 ME: 18.1% |
20%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene 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% |
18.5%±1.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Etna 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene 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±$25k 23% above ME |
$72,379±$16kLowest 3% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Mapleton 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 |
$183,000±$49kLowest 38% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,745Lowest 43% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Mapleton 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 | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.