Compare towns
Mapleton vs Orient vs Stacyville
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).
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Stacyville has the most affordable homes ($102k 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 | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
137Lowest |
465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
62±9Highest 38% above ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Orient and Stacyville 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% |
16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Orient 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% |
46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25% ME: 36.2% |
12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Stacyville 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 |
— | $54,583±$26kLowest 27% below ME |
| Mapleton and Stacyville 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 |
$101,700±$25kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
| Stacyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
— | $1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Stacyville 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% |
35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
— | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Orient and Stacyville 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 89 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.