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Mapleton vs Porter vs Wales
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).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Porter | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,746Lowest |
1,924Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
| Mapleton and Porter 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% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales 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% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter 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% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales 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 |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
| Mapleton and Wales 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 |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$250,400±$28kHighest 16% below ME |
| Wales and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $1,154±$64Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
$2,578Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Porter 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% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Porter 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 04 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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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.