Compare towns
Mapleton vs Palmyra vs Albion
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 highest household income ($92k).
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).
Albion has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Palmyra | Albion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
2,209Highest |
2,204 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
| Albion and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Palmyra 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% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Palmyra 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 |
$60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$62,361±$23k 17% below ME |
| Mapleton and Albion 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 |
$154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$230,900±$31kHighest 22% below ME |
| Albion and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$733±$119Highest 36% below ME |
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| Palmyra and Mapleton 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 |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,987Highest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Albion 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% |
9.1% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
34 minHighest 36% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Mapleton 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 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | None 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.