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Mapleton vs Sutton vs Windham vs Newburgh

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).

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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.

MeasureMapletonSuttonWindhamNewburgh
People
Population
1,884
2,239
19,188Highest
1,475Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
41.8±1.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
45.8±5.7
18% above U.S.
Sutton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Mapleton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
3.9%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Mapleton and Sutton 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
14% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$107,934±$14k
34% above U.S.
$76,750±$10kLowest
5% below U.S.
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$362,600±$16k
9% above U.S.
$388,900±$22kHighest
17% above U.S.
$244,600±$20k
26% below U.S.
Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,232±$332
13% below U.S.
$950±$219
33% below U.S.
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$3,938
26% above U.S.
$2,748
12% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
32.7%±14.7
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±13.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newburgh and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Sutton 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 — — #95 of 133 in ME —
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 Kearsarge Regional School District RSU 14 —
High school in town None in town Kearsarge Regional High School Windham High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4Lowest
12.1Highest
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U.S. 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.