Compare towns
Mapleton vs Perham vs Wade vs Weston
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).
Perham has the most affordable homes ($118k median).
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
Weston has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Perham | Wade | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
326 |
244Lowest |
275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
— | — | — |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
53±12.9 18% above ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
55.1±14Highest 23% above ME |
| Weston and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±8.5 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Perham 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% |
24.5%±2.3 ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Perham 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% |
18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2% ME: 36.2% |
23.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±4.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Perham 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 |
$62,500±$22k 16% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
$58,942±$7k 21% below ME |
| Mapleton and Perham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$117,600±$9kLowest 60% below ME |
$157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$171,700±$26k 42% below ME |
| Mapleton and Weston 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,641 46% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
$1,500Lowest 51% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Weston and Perham 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% |
2.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
4.2% ME: 10.7% |
19.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±7.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±12.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weston 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 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.