Compare towns
Mapleton vs Pittsfield vs Richmond
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).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Richmond has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
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 | Pittsfield | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,930Highest |
3,566 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40±6.5 11% below ME |
36.9±3.8Lowest 18% below ME |
| Mapleton and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
23%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Richmond 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% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Pittsfield 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 |
$57,381±$12kLowest 23% below ME |
$65,854±$10k 12% below ME |
| Mapleton and Richmond 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 |
$164,100±$17kLowest 45% below ME |
$242,700±$27kHighest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$825±$260 28% below ME |
$1,077±$166Highest 5% below ME |
| Richmond and Pittsfield 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 |
$1,965 35% below ME |
$3,143Highest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±21.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
47%±23.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Pittsfield and Richmond 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% |
15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.5% ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Richmond and Pittsfield 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 | — | #125 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 53/MSAD 53 | Richmond Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Richmond High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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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.