Compare towns
Mapleton vs Sumner vs Lake Arrowhead
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Sumner has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Lake Arrowhead has the most expensive homes ($267k 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 | Sumner | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
845Lowest |
3,322Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Sumner and Mapleton 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% |
17.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead 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% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Mapleton 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 |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
$267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
— | $2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
$2,286Highest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8% ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
39 min 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner 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 10 | — |
| 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.