Compare towns
Mapleton vs Newburgh vs Richmond
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).
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Richmond has the most people working from home (16.5%).
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 | Newburgh | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,475Lowest |
2,089Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
34.3±4.8Lowest 23% below ME |
| Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond and Mapleton 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% |
21.4%±2.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newburgh 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% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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 |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
$73,014±$9kLowest about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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 |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$221,100±$33k 25% below ME |
| Newburgh and Richmond 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 |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
$1,067±$464Highest 6% below ME |
| Richmond and Newburgh 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 |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$2,633 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.4%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Richmond 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% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
54.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Richmond 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.