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Mapleton vs Stacyville 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 most expensive homes ($192k median).
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
Danforth has the most affordable homes ($85k 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 | Stacyville | Danforth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
465 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
51.9±5.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Danforth and Stacyville 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% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Stacyville 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% |
20.6%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
22.6%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Danforth and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3% ME: 36.2% |
4.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Danforth 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 |
$54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
$42,264±$11kLowest 43% below ME |
| Mapleton and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$101,700±$25k 66% below ME |
$85,200±$20kLowest 71% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
$629±$22 45% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.5%±71.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Mapleton 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% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville 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 | RSU 89 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Katahdin Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.