Compare towns
Mapleton vs Liberty vs Brooks
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).
Liberty has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
Brooks has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Liberty | Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
969Lowest |
1,208 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
45.9±6.6Highest about the ME average |
| Brooks 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% |
19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Liberty 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% |
21.8%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Liberty 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% ME: 36.2% |
43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks 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 23% above ME |
$71,146±$15k 5% below ME |
$59,130±$10kLowest 21% below ME |
| Mapleton and Liberty 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 |
$229,600±$31kHighest 23% below ME |
$196,700±$33k 34% below ME |
| Liberty and Brooks 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 |
$559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,434Highest 20% below ME |
$2,096 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.5%±42.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Liberty and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.8% ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
14.4%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| 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.