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Mapleton vs Levant vs Bradley

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 highest household income ($92k).
Levant has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Bradley has the shortest commute (23 min average).

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.

MeasureMapletonLevantBradley
People
Population
1,884
3,069Highest
1,645Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+3.1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+2.7%
ME: +2.6%
Median age
41.8±6
7% below ME
39.7±2.2Lowest
11% below ME
42.6±9.7Highest
5% below ME
Bradley 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%
19.8%±4.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
21.9%±5.1
ME: 18.1%
Mapleton and Bradley 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%
18.1%±4.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
19.5%±2.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bradley 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%
21.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
22.7%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.2%±2.8Lowest
ME: 5.8%
3.2%±2
ME: 5.8%
Mapleton and Bradley 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
23% above ME
$86,071±$22k
15% above ME
$76,667±$28kLowest
about the ME average
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
35% below ME
$268,500±$27kHighest
9% below ME
$201,800±$37k
32% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
46% below ME
$1,370±$120Highest
20% above ME
$1,088±$325
4% below ME
Levant and Bradley 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
$2,580Highest
15% below ME
$1,946
36% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Lowest
ME: 48.4%
45.7%±14Highest
ME: 48.4%
31.3%±22.5
ME: 48.4%
Levant and Bradley 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%
9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
4.6%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
81.4%
ME: 74.3%
84.6%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
same as ME
1995Highest
18 yrs newer than ME
1984
7 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
13% above ME
31 minHighest
27% above ME
23 minLowest
7% below ME
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
ME: 15.9%
6.9%±5.6Lowest
ME: 15.9%
12.1%±7.9Highest
ME: 15.9%
Bradley 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 — #124 of 133 in ME —
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 RSU 87/MSAD 23 RSU 34
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.