Compare towns
Mapleton vs Perry vs Searsmont
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Perry has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Searsmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Perry | Searsmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
744Lowest |
1,646 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-9.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.5±11.4Highest about the ME average |
44.5±9.8 about the ME average |
| Perry and Searsmont 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% |
24.1%±4.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Perry 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% |
21%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsmont 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 |
$82,056±$4kLowest 10% above ME |
$87,000±$20k 16% above ME |
| Mapleton and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$196,400±$13k 34% below ME |
$284,000±$31kHighest 4% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $940±$311Highest 17% below ME |
| Searsmont and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,132Highest 3% above ME |
$2,788 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
41.4%±41.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Searsmont and Perry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
26 min 6% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.4%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.3%±10.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Perry and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Perry Public Schools | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None 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.