Compare towns
Mapleton vs Millinocket vs Franklin vs Washburn
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).
Millinocket has the oldest population (median age 54.2).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Washburn has the shortest commute (21 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 | Millinocket | Franklin | Washburn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
4,115Highest |
1,628 |
1,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7% ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
46±9.3 about the ME average |
48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
| Millinocket and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Washburn 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% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Franklin 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% |
18.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.5% ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Franklin 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 |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$65,455±$16k 12% below ME |
$56,196±$6k 25% below ME |
| Mapleton and Franklin 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 |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
$112,900±$14k 62% below ME |
| Franklin and Mapleton 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 |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$888±$306Highest 22% below ME |
$482±$62 58% below ME |
| Franklin and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,580 48% below ME |
$2,231Highest 27% below ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Washburn 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% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7% ME: 10.7% |
12.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
84.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Franklin and Mapleton 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 | — | #98 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Millinocket Public Schools | — | RSU 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
— | 12.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.