Compare towns
Mapleton vs Millinocket vs Windsor vs Chapman
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%).
Millinocket has the most affordable homes ($104k median).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($229k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Windsor | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
4,115Highest |
2,690 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-8.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
54.2±6.2Highest 21% above ME |
43.5±8 about the ME average |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Millinocket and Chapman 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% |
23.2%±6.4 ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Windsor 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% |
14.3%±4.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Millinocket and Chapman 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% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman 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 |
$63,178±$5k 15% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Chapman 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 |
$228,800±$22kHighest 23% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Windsor 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 |
$1,265±$400Highest 11% above ME |
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| Windsor 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 |
$1,580Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
20.5%±11 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±31.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
89.1% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1956Lowest 21 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3 ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Millinocket 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 | #44 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Millinocket Public Schools | RSU 12 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Stearns Jr-Sr High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.