Compare towns
Mapleton vs Prospect vs Embden
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Prospect has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.6%).
Embden has the most people working from home (18.7%).
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 | Prospect | Embden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
923Lowest |
995 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Prospect 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% |
19.8%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Prospect 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 |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
| Mapleton and Prospect 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 |
$196,500±$19kHighest 34% below ME |
$173,400±$59kLowest 42% below ME |
| Prospect and Mapleton 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 |
$1,107±$61Highest about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,979Highest 35% below ME |
$1,804 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Prospect and Mapleton 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% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8% ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden 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 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.