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Mapleton vs Millinocket vs Turner
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Turner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
4,115 |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
| Millinocket and Turner 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% |
16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Millinocket 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% |
27.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Turner 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% ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Mapleton 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 23% above ME |
$51,007±$9kLowest 32% below ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner 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±$23k 35% below ME |
$103,800±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
$451±$130Lowest 60% below ME |
$584±$490 49% below ME |
| Mapleton and Turner 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 |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,294Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Millinocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.