Compare towns
Mapleton vs Millinocket vs Ludlow
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 most affordable homes ($104k median).
Ludlow 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 | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
4,115Highest |
444Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Ludlow 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% |
16.1%±5.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.6% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Millinocket 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 |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
| Mapleton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$133,900±$56k 55% below ME |
| Mapleton and Ludlow 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 |
$988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
| Ludlow and Mapleton 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 |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Millinocket 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% |
15.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Ludlow 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.