Compare towns
Mapleton vs Little Falls vs Gray
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).
Little Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.9%).
Gray has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Little Falls | Gray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
718Lowest |
8,429Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+21.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.3±21.2Highest 3% above ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
| Little Falls and Gray 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% |
15.5%±16.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Gray 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% |
19.1%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
19.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Gray and Little Falls 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% |
22.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±3.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Gray 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±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
$127,500±$72kHighest 71% above ME |
$95,236±$8k 27% above ME |
| Little Falls and Gray 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 |
$375,800±$96kHighest 27% above ME |
$363,700±$20k 23% above ME |
| Little Falls and Gray 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 |
$2,205±$101Highest 94% above ME |
$1,371±$89 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,041Highest 33% above ME |
$3,683 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
15.3%±31.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56.4%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
67.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 8% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
0%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Gray 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 | — | — | #10 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Gray-New Gloucester High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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| 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.