Compare towns
Mapleton vs Turner vs Corinth vs Castle Hill
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).
Turner has the most expensive homes ($285k median).
Corinth has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Castle Hill has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Turner | Corinth | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,884 |
5,891Highest |
2,990 |
281Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.8% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
42.7±6 5% below ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Castle Hill and Turner 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% |
16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth 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% |
27.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.2% ME: 36.2% |
26.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner 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±$25k 23% above ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$64,229±$5k 14% below ME |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Turner 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 |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$145,300±$18k 51% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$883±$157 22% below ME |
$950±$574Highest 17% below ME |
| Castle Hill and Corinth 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 |
$2,294Highest 24% below ME |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$1,449 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6 ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill and Turner 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% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Corinth and Mapleton 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 | — | #33 of 133 in ME | #102 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Leavitt Area High School | Central High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.