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Mapleton vs Newburgh vs Van Buren
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Van Buren has the most affordable homes ($98k 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 | Newburgh | Van Buren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,475Lowest |
1,858 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
56±3.2Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
35.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
10.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$40,170±$4kLowest 46% below ME |
| 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±$23k 35% below ME |
$244,600±$20kHighest 18% below ME |
$97,700±$24kLowest 67% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
$733±$141 36% below ME |
| Newburgh and Van Buren 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 |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
$1,415Lowest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
40.7%±11 ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Van Buren 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% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.3%±5 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Van Buren 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 88/MSAD 24 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Van Buren District Secondary Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.3 |
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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.