Compare towns
Mapleton vs Waldo vs Orland
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 highest household income ($92k).
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Orland has the most expensive homes ($277k median).
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 | Waldo | Orland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
926Lowest |
1,915Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
50.6±4.2Highest 13% above ME |
| Orland and Mapleton 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% |
20.2%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
14.8%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Waldo 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% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.5%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Orland 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 |
$71,458±$21k 4% below ME |
$69,348±$29kLowest 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Waldo 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 |
$208,000±$41k 30% below ME |
$277,100±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,150±$691Highest about the ME average |
$1,149±$177 about the ME average |
| Waldo and Orland 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 |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,089Highest 31% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45%±23.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo and Orland 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% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
40 minHighest 62% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
17%±11.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Orland and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Waldo-Region 7 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.