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Mapleton vs Long Island vs Newburgh
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).
Long Island has the most expensive homes ($551k 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 | Long Island | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
249Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.5±10.6Highest 6% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Long Island and Newburgh 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% |
18.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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% |
28.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
50.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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 |
$91,250±$29k 22% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Long Island 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 |
$551,100±$122kHighest 86% above ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,194±$226Highest 93% above ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,357Highest 11% above ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Long Island and Newburgh 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% |
4.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 8% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.8%±13Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Long Island and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Long Island Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 3 photos → | 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.