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Mapleton vs Stoneham vs Liberty
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).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
Liberty has the youngest population (median age 40.5).
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 | Stoneham | Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
271Lowest |
969 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
40.5±6.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Liberty 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% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±2.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham and Liberty 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% |
37.8% ME: 36.2% |
43.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham 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 |
$63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
$71,146±$15k 5% below ME |
| Mapleton and Liberty 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 |
$226,200±$32k 24% below ME |
$229,600±$31kHighest 23% below ME |
| Liberty and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,125±$383Highest about the ME average |
$559±$193Lowest 51% below ME |
| Stoneham and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,426Lowest 53% below ME |
$2,434Highest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Stoneham and Liberty 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% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.4%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.