Compare towns
Mapleton vs Morrill vs Palermo
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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 | Palermo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
914Lowest |
1,473 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
43.4±6.1Highest 3% below ME |
| Palermo and Mapleton 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% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill 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% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
21.2%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Palermo and Morrill 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Palermo 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 |
$74,250±$18kLowest about the ME average |
$89,095±$15k 19% above ME |
| Mapleton and Palermo 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 |
$259,700±$54kHighest 12% below ME |
| Palermo and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
$1,235±$1kHighest 8% above ME |
| Palermo 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 |
$2,506Highest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo 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 71 | RSU 12 |
| 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 | 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.