Compare towns
Mapleton vs Rome vs Whiting
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Rome has the most expensive homes ($329k median).
Whiting has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Rome | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,215 |
506Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
50±5Highest 12% above ME |
| Whiting and Rome 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% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Rome 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% |
24.7%±9.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Whiting and Rome 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% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome 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 |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$55,263±$2kLowest 26% below ME |
| Mapleton and Rome 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 |
$329,300±$36kHighest 11% above ME |
$214,200±$52k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,150±$56Highest about the ME average |
$600±$333Lowest 47% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,829Highest 40% below ME |
$1,728Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Whiting 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% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
22 minLowest 10% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | Whiting Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.