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Mapleton vs Strong vs Dixmont
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).
Strong has the most affordable homes ($184k median).
Dixmont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Strong | Dixmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,249 |
1,207Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
| Dixmont and Strong 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% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Strong 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% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Dixmont 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% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
24.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Dixmont 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 |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$75,952±$14k about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Dixmont 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 |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$190,700±$22k 36% below ME |
| Mapleton and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
$1,348±$62Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Strong 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% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Strong 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 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | None 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.