Compare towns
Mapleton vs Madawaska 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 people working from home (10.8%).
Madawaska has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Madawaska | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
3,853Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-4.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
52.6±4.1Highest 17% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Madawaska 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% |
20.1%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest 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% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest 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 |
$56,818±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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 |
$156,300±$15kLowest 47% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$635±$148 44% below ME |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
| Newburgh and Madawaska 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 |
$1,923 37% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±31.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Madawaska and Newburgh 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% |
13%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
67.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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 |
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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.