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Mapleton vs Warren vs Ellsworth
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).
Warren has the most people working from home (11.6%).
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Warren | Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
4,932 |
8,657Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
43±2.4Highest 4% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Warren 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% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Ellsworth 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%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth 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% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth 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 |
$74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
$77,375±$18k 4% above ME |
| Mapleton and Ellsworth 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 |
$232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$242,300±$22kHighest 18% below ME |
| Ellsworth and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$1,017±$195 11% below ME |
| Warren and Ellsworth 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 |
$2,832 7% below ME |
$3,262Highest 7% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Warren 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% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Warren and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #120 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Ellsworth Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Ellsworth High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 5 photos → |
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.