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Mapleton vs Wales vs Strong
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).
Wales has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.5%).
Strong has the oldest population (median age 47.5).
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 | Wales | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,924Highest |
1,249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
35.1±4.2Lowest 22% below ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Wales 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% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Mapleton 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% |
15.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales 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 |
$77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Mapleton and Wales 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 |
$250,400±$28kHighest 16% below ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,154±$64Highest about the ME average |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
| Wales and Strong 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 |
$2,578Highest 15% below ME |
$1,950 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 04 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None in town | Oak Hill High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.