Compare towns
Mapleton vs Lewiston vs Sidney vs Washburn
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 the most renters (48.8% rent).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
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 | Sidney | Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
38,324Highest |
4,790 |
1,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
37.3±1.2Lowest 17% below ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
48.2±7.7Highest 8% above ME |
| Washburn and Sidney 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% |
20.6%±1.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Washburn and Sidney 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% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
10.1%±1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$55,393±$4kLowest 26% below ME |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$56,196±$6k 25% below ME |
| Mapleton and Sidney 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 |
$235,100±$8k 21% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$986±$44 13% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
$482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$2,899Highest 5% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.7%±5.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Lewiston and Washburn 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% |
20%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
51.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1957Lowest 20 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 min 15% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±2.4 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Lewiston 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Lewiston Public Schools · Acadia Academy | RSU 18 | RSU 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | None in town | Lewiston High School | None in town | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7Highest |
— | 12.0Lowest |
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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.