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Mapleton vs Richmond vs Danforth
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($90k median).
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 | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
3,566Highest |
666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
36.9±3.8Lowest 18% below ME |
53.1±4.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
23%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond 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% |
15.6%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
35.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2Lowest 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 |
$65,854±$10k 12% below ME |
$48,125±$8kLowest 36% 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±$23k 35% below ME |
$242,700±$27kHighest 18% below ME |
$89,900±$36kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,077±$166Highest 5% below ME |
$629±$29 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$3,143Highest 4% above ME |
$1,270Lowest 58% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47%±23.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.1%±57.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Richmond and Danforth 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% |
12.4% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
28 min 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Richmond 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 | 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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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.