Compare towns
Mapleton vs Richmond 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).
Richmond has the most renters (45.3% rent).
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 | Richmond | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
2,089 |
3,566Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
+3.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
34.3±4.8Lowest 23% below ME |
36.9±3.8 18% below ME |
| Mapleton and Richmond 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% |
28%±7.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
23%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond and Richmond 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% |
12.5%±3.5Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.9% ME: 36.2% |
35.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Richmond 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 |
$73,014±$9k about the ME average |
$65,854±$10kLowest 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±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$221,100±$33k 25% below ME |
$242,700±$27kHighest 18% below ME |
| Richmond and Richmond 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 |
$1,067±$464 6% below ME |
$1,077±$166Highest 5% below ME |
| Richmond and Richmond 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 |
$2,633 13% below ME |
$3,143Highest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.4%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
47%±23.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Richmond and Richmond 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% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
54.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
69.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Richmond Public Schools |
| High school 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.