Compare towns
Mapleton vs Readfield vs Bath vs Newburgh
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
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 | Readfield | Bath | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
2,651 |
8,815Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
+3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
45.4±3 about the ME average |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Readfield and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Newburgh 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% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Readfield 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
42.5% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath 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 |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Readfield 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 |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Readfield and Bath 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 |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$1,044±$116 8% below ME |
$950±$219 17% below ME |
| Readfield and Bath 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 |
$3,392 12% above ME |
$3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Bath and Newburgh 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Bath 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | #31 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 38 | RSU 01 - LKRSU | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | Morse High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Lowest |
14.8Highest |
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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.