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Mapleton vs Upton vs Maxfield
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).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 70.4).
Maxfield has the most homeowners (100%).
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 | Upton | Maxfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
91 |
76Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
54.5±5 22% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
7.9%±39.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Maxfield 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% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.4% ME: 36.2% |
8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±14.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25kLowest 23% above ME |
— | $92,500±$48kHighest 24% above ME |
| Maxfield 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±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
— | $164,600±$35kLowest 45% below ME |
| Mapleton and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789 41% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
$2,333Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Mapleton and Upton 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% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.7% ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
56 minHighest 129% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
13%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Upton 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.