Compare towns
Mapleton vs Mount Chase vs Phillips vs Wade
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 highest household income ($92k).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Phillips has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wade has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
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 | Mount Chase | Phillips | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
280 |
1,094 |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -12.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
49.7±3.7 11% above ME |
53.6±18.5Highest 20% above ME |
| Wade and Mount Chase 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% |
22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase 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% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Mount Chase 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% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
20.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Phillips 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 |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$45,385±$12k 39% below ME |
$41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$190,800±$18k 36% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Mapleton and Phillips 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 |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$483±$377Lowest 58% below ME |
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| Mount Chase 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 |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,582Highest 15% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
40.4%±33Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Phillips and Mount Chase 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% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
17.7% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.3% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±7 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Phillips 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 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.