Compare towns
Mapleton vs Northfield
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%).
Northfield has the oldest population (median age 62.1).
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 | Northfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
263Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
62.1±16.2Highest 39% above ME |
| Northfield 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% |
11.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Northfield 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% |
39.2%±9.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Northfield 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 |
$68,333±$52kLowest 9% below ME |
| Mapleton and Northfield 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 |
$198,600±$64kHighest 33% below ME |
| Northfield and Mapleton 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,773Lowest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.