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Mapleton vs Peru vs Greene
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).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Greene 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 | Peru | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,501Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
48±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Peru 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% |
20.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene 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% |
21.7%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Peru and Mapleton 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% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene 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±$25k 23% above ME |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Mapleton 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 |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$723±$16 37% below ME |
$1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,799 41% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Peru 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% |
9.2% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 56 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| 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 | 5 photos → |
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.