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Mapleton vs Marshfield vs Vienna
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).
Marshfield has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Vienna has the most expensive homes ($276k 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 | Marshfield | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
499Lowest |
536 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.9±7.8Lowest 9% below ME |
42.8±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
| Vienna and Mapleton 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% |
28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Marshfield 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% |
20.8%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Marshfield and Vienna 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% |
26.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Vienna 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±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
$75,481±$20k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$191,900±$42k 35% below ME |
$276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Vienna and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,342 23% below ME |
$2,469Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Vienna 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% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.