Compare towns
Mapleton vs Madison vs Prospect
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).
Madison has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Prospect has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.6%).
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 | Madison | Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
4,782Highest |
923Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.7% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
| Madison and Prospect 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% |
14.9%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect and Mapleton 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% |
25.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Madison and Prospect 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% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Madison 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 |
$61,747±$11kLowest 17% below ME |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
| Mapleton and Prospect 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 |
$187,600±$40kLowest 37% below ME |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
| Prospect and Mapleton 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 |
$906±$247 20% below ME |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
| Prospect and Madison 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 |
$1,983Highest 35% below ME |
$1,979 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.9%±11.7 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Madison 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% |
15%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
54.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1964Lowest 13 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±10.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Madison 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 59/MSAD 59 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Madison Jr/Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.