Compare towns
Mapleton vs Patten vs Beals
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.2%).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Beals has the most expensive homes ($257k 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 | Patten | Beals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,154 |
498Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
48±15.6 7% above ME |
| Patten and Beals 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% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Beals 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals 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±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$64,063±$14k 14% below ME |
| Mapleton and Beals 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 |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
| Beals 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 |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
| Beals 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 |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Mapleton 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Beals Public Schools |
| 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.