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Mapleton vs Madawaska
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Madawaska has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Madawaska |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,853Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
52.6±4.1Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Madawaska 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% |
28.8%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Madawaska 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 |
$56,818±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$156,300±$15kLowest 47% below ME |
| Mapleton and Madawaska 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 |
$635±$148Highest 44% below ME |
| Madawaska and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,923Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±31.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Madawaska 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 | — | #83 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Madawaska Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Madawaska Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.