Compare towns
Mapleton vs Middlesex vs Pittston vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Pittston | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
1,943 |
3,093 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% above U.S. |
44.4±3.9Highest 14% above U.S. |
41.4±5.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
43.2±3.7 11% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.3%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.6%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Springfield and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Pittston and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$109,632±$13kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$86,614±$18k 7% above U.S. |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$376,300±$40kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$238,700±$66k 28% below U.S. |
$192,400±$20k 42% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,333±$359Highest 6% below U.S. |
$1,080±$593 24% below U.S. |
$963±$100 32% below U.S. |
| Middlesex and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$6,483Highest 108% above U.S. |
$1,909 39% below U.S. |
$4,807 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±34.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.6%±15.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pittston and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.4%±10.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Springfield 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 | — | — | #123 of 133 in ME | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 14.3 |
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U.S. 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.