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Mapleton vs Mars Hill vs Veazie
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.2%).
Mars Hill has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Veazie has the most expensive homes ($293k 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 | Mars Hill | Veazie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,398Lowest |
1,847 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.4±3 3% below ME |
46.7±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
| Veazie and Mars Hill 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% |
22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mars Hill 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% |
24.5%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Mars Hill and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie and Mapleton 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 |
$65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$78,229±$10k 5% above ME |
| Mapleton and Veazie 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 |
$163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$293,100±$35kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$1,095±$79Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,843 39% below ME |
$4,073Highest 34% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 min 14% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Veazie 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 42/MSAD 42 | Veazie Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.