Compare towns
Mapleton vs Hampden vs Berwick
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).
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Berwick has the most renters (27% 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 | Hampden | Berwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
7,896Highest |
1,998 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+4.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
42.6±3.6Highest 5% below ME |
| Berwick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±12.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Berwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±8.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Hampden 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% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden 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 |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$81,406±$39kLowest 9% above ME |
| Hampden 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 |
$301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$323,300±$36kHighest 9% above ME |
| Berwick and Hampden 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 |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,041±$901 9% below ME |
| Hampden and Berwick 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 |
$3,694 22% above ME |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
40.9%±45.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Berwick and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.7%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Berwick 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 | — | #6 of 133 in ME | #101 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.