Compare towns
Mapleton vs Lake Arrowhead vs Hope vs Pittston
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).
Lake Arrowhead has the youngest population (median age 33).
Hope has the most people working from home (18.3%).
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 | Lake Arrowhead | Hope | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
3,322Highest |
1,748Lowest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9% ME: +2.6% |
+10.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
44.6±3.1Highest about the ME average |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
| Hope 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% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Hope 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% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.1%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Hope 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% ME: 36.2% |
26.9% ME: 36.2% |
47.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittston 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 |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
$86,766±$6k 16% above ME |
$86,614±$18kLowest 16% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$267,300±$19k 10% below ME |
$373,400±$33kHighest 26% above ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
$1,219±$182 7% above ME |
$1,080±$593 5% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,286 25% below ME |
$3,842Highest 27% above ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.8%±38.7 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Hope 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% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.9% ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4 ME: 15.9% |
18.3%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hope 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 | — | — | — | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Hope Public Schools | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.