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Mapleton vs Levant vs Bellows Falls
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Levant has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% 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 | Levant | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,069Highest |
2,891 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% above U.S. |
39.7±2.2Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.3±6.7 6% above U.S. |
| Mapleton and Bellows Falls 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% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Bellows Falls 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% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±5.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bellows Falls 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bellows Falls 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±$25kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$86,071±$22k 7% above U.S. |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Mapleton and Levant 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. |
$268,500±$27kHighest 19% below U.S. |
$195,600±$35k 41% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,370±$120Highest 3% below U.S. |
$1,038±$109 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$2,580 17% below U.S. |
$4,448Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±14Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.9%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Levant and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
25.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mapleton and Levant 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 | — | #124 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.