Compare towns
Mapleton vs Meddybemps vs Whiting
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%).
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Whiting has the shortest commute (22 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 | Meddybemps | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
139Lowest |
506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
50±5 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Whiting 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% |
39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±6.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Meddybemps and Whiting 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% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$55,263±$2k 26% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$214,200±$52k 28% below ME |
| Meddybemps and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
— | $600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
| Mapleton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,728 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Whiting Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.