Compare towns
Mapleton vs Standish vs Beals vs Chapman
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Standish has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
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 | Standish | Beals | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
10,662Highest |
498 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Beals and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman 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% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Chapman 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% |
36% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Standish and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$93,125±$17k 25% above ME |
| Standish and Chapman 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 |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
$256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$185,700±$22kLowest 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$983±$453Highest 14% below ME |
$907±$378 20% below ME |
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| Standish and Beals 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 |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$1,850 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.3% ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Standish 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 | — | #18 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.