Compare towns
Mapleton vs Orient vs Greene vs Castle Hill
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Greene has the youngest population (median age 39.7).
Castle Hill has the most affordable homes ($145k 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 | Orient | Greene | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
137Lowest |
4,417Highest |
281 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
57.8±15.8 29% above ME |
| Orient and Castle Hill 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% |
16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene 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% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Orient and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Mapleton 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 |
— | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Greene 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±$23k 35% below ME |
$548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$950±$574 17% below ME |
| Greene and Castle Hill 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 |
— | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
75%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Castle Hill 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% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
— | 26 min 4% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → | 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.