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Mapleton vs Limerick vs Ellsworth
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Limerick has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% rent).
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 | Limerick | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,400 |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+8.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
43±2.4Highest 4% below ME |
| Ellsworth 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% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Limerick 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% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% |
27.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth 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±$25k 23% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
| Limerick and Mapleton 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 |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$242,300±$22k 18% below ME |
| Limerick and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$1,017±$195 11% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$3,262Highest 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Limerick 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% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Limerick 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 | — | — | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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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.