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Mapleton vs Gorham vs Ellsworth
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).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($461k median).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% rent).
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 | Gorham | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
18,300Highest |
8,657 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
39.4±2.9Lowest 12% below ME |
43±2.4Highest 4% below ME |
| Ellsworth 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% |
20.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gorham 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% |
17.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
44.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
13.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$112,312±$6kHighest 50% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
| Gorham 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±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$460,900±$26kHighest 55% above ME |
$242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,680±$355Highest 47% above ME |
$1,017±$195 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,825Highest 59% above ME |
$3,262 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.9%±8.6 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Gorham 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% |
3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 min 10% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Gorham Public Schools | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Gorham High School | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
12.7Lowest |
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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.