Compare towns
Mapleton vs Mount Chase vs Waldo
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%).
Waldo has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Waldo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
280Lowest |
926 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5Lowest 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%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase 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 |
$71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
| Mapleton and Waldo 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 |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$208,000±$41kHighest 30% below ME |
| Waldo and Mapleton 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 |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$1,150±$691 about the ME average |
| Mount Chase and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,623 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Waldo-Region 7 |
| High school 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.