Compare towns
Mapleton vs Prospect vs Orland
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 the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Orland has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Prospect | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
923Lowest |
1,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
45.2±7.5 about the ME average |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Orland and Prospect 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% |
25.2%±10.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest 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% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland 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 |
$81,250±$17k 9% above ME |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% 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±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$196,500±$19k 34% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,107±$61 about the ME average |
$1,149±$177Highest about the ME average |
| Orland and Prospect 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 |
$1,979 35% below ME |
$2,089Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±42 ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Orland and Prospect 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% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.2%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland 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 | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.