Compare towns
Mapleton vs Monroe vs Newfield
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Monroe has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Monroe | Newfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,001Lowest |
1,580 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.6% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.5±7 about the ME average |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Newfield and Monroe 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% |
23.7%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Monroe and Mapleton 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% |
22.6%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Newfield and Monroe 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% |
29.1% ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±4.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monroe 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±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$81,300±$7k 9% above ME |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
| Mapleton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$220,300±$57k 26% below ME |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,165±$152Highest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,207 27% below ME |
$2,402Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.9%±47.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Monroe and Newfield 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% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 min 28% above ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.8%±4.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Monroe and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.