Compare towns
Mapleton vs Veazie vs Tremont
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Veazie has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Veazie | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,847 |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
46.7±4.6Highest 4% above ME |
45.6±8.5 about the ME average |
| Veazie and Tremont 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% |
18.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Tremont 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% |
21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
44.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie 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±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$78,229±$10kLowest 5% above ME |
$88,803±$8k 19% above ME |
| Mapleton and Tremont 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 |
$293,100±$35k about the ME average |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,095±$79 4% below ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Veazie 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 |
$4,073Highest 34% above ME |
$2,822 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Veazie and Tremont 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% |
7.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
24 min 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Veazie Public Schools | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.