Compare towns
Mapleton vs Mount Vernon vs Dedham
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).
Mount Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Dedham has the most expensive homes ($356k 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 | Mount Vernon | Dedham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,716 |
1,656Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.1±6.2Highest 5% above ME |
46.5±2.2 4% above ME |
| Mount Vernon and Dedham 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% |
20.7%±5.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Dedham 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% |
26.5%±1.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3% ME: 36.2% |
49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Dedham 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 |
$74,395±$6kLowest about the ME average |
$111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
| Dedham 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 |
$264,200±$23k 11% below ME |
$356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$893±$168 22% below ME |
$1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
| Dedham and Mount Vernon 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 |
$2,832 7% below ME |
$3,942Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
26.9%±36.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Vernon and Mapleton 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% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 min 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
28.3%±11.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 38 | Dedham Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.