Compare towns
Mapleton vs Oakfield vs Cornish
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Oakfield has the oldest population (median age 57.7).
Cornish has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Oakfield | Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
629Lowest |
1,024 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
57.7±6.3Highest 29% above ME |
39.2±13.3Lowest 13% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
10.8%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
10.5%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
36.2%±7.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Oakfield 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 |
$46,378±$3kLowest 38% below ME |
$68,686±$2k 8% below ME |
| Mapleton and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$144,300±$46kLowest 51% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Oakfield 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 |
$592±$261Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,135±$141Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,272Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,925Highest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.6%±13.6 ME: 48.4% |
31%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cornish and Oakfield 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% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
19 minLowest 25% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Cornish 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.