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Mapleton vs Warner vs Brooks

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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.

MeasureMapletonWarnerBrooks
People
Population
1,884
2,959Highest
1,208Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
45.9±6.6Highest
18% above U.S.
Brooks and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Mapleton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warner 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
27.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
6.8%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Brooks and Warner 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
14% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
$59,130±$10kLowest
27% below U.S.
Warner 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
42% below U.S.
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
$196,700±$33k
41% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$1,219±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
$1,116±$112
21% below U.S.
Warner and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$2,096
33% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
18%±17.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
19.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.5%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 Kearsarge Regional School District RSU 03/MSAD 03
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.