Compare towns
Mapleton vs Turner vs Newfield
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 kids (22.2% under 18).
Turner has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Newfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
5,891Highest |
1,580Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Newfield and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Turner 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% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6 ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Newfield 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% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest 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 |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% 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±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
| Newfield and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,294 24% below ME |
$2,402Highest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Newfield 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% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Turner 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 | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Leavitt Area High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.