Compare towns
Mapleton vs Limestone vs Calais vs Pittston
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Limestone has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Calais has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
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 | Limestone | Calais | Pittston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,579Lowest |
3,097Highest |
3,093 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-34.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
45.3±4.9Highest about the ME average |
43.8±5.1 about the ME average |
41.4±5.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Limestone and Calais 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% |
20.7%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Limestone 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% |
21.7%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
24.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Calais and Limestone 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% |
20.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
9.5%±4.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Limestone and Pittston 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 |
$49,938±$8kLowest 33% below ME |
$64,096±$10k 14% below ME |
$86,614±$18k 16% above ME |
| Mapleton and Pittston 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 |
$98,400±$18kLowest 67% below ME |
$111,100±$36k 63% below ME |
$238,700±$66kHighest 20% below ME |
| Pittston and Mapleton 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 |
$754±$233 34% below ME |
$1,010±$199 11% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
| Pittston and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,332Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,684 45% below ME |
$1,909Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±12.4 ME: 48.4% |
53.7%±20.6 ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Calais 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% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
21.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
61.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
73.4% ME: 74.3% |
81%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
19 min 24% below ME |
16 minLowest 35% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Limestone 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 | — | — | #48 of 133 in ME | #123 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics · Limestone Public Schools | Calais Public Schools | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | None in town | ME Sch of Science & Mathematics | Calais Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6Lowest |
12.0Highest |
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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.