Compare towns
Mapleton vs Ludlow vs Strong
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).
Ludlow has the most affordable homes ($134k median).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Ludlow | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
444Lowest |
1,249 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Mapleton 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Ludlow 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 |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Mapleton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$183,900±$29k 38% below ME |
| Mapleton and Strong 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 |
$988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
| Ludlow and Strong 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 |
$1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Strong 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% |
15.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong 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 | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.