Compare towns
Mapleton vs Morrill vs Greene
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).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Greene has the most expensive homes ($270k median).
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 | Morrill | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
914Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
39.8±6.1 11% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Mapleton and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Morrill 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% |
18.5%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Morrill and Mapleton 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% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene 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 |
$74,250±$18kLowest about the ME average |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene 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±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
$1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Morrill 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% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene 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 | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 71 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 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.