Compare towns
Mapleton vs Levant vs Turner vs Chapman
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Levant has the youngest population (median age 39.7).
Turner has the highest household income ($100k).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Turner | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
3,069 |
5,891Highest |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
39.7±2.2Lowest 11% below ME |
47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Turner and Chapman 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% |
19.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman 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 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chapman and Turner 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% ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Chapman 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 |
$86,071±$22kLowest 15% above ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Turner and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$268,500±$27k 9% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Turner and Levant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,370±$120Highest 20% above ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$2,294 24% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
45.7%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Levant and Turner 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% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
31 minHighest 27% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 87/MSAD 23 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Leavitt Area High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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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.