Compare towns
Mapleton vs Lewiston
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).
Lewiston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Lewiston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
38,324Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
| Mapleton and Lewiston 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% |
20.6%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Lewiston 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% |
18.3%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$235,100±$8kHighest 21% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$986±$44Highest 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lewiston 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 | — | #132 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy |
| High school in town | None in town | Lewiston High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.