Compare towns
Mapleton vs Patten vs Union vs Wade
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).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
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 | Union | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,154 |
2,663Highest |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
| Patten and Wade 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% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Mapleton 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% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Wade 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% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Union 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±$6k 31% below ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Mapleton and Union 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 |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
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| Union 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 |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Union 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Union 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 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.