Compare towns
Mapleton vs Washburn vs Waterboro
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 people working from home (10.8%).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Waterboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Washburn | Waterboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
1,355Lowest |
8,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.2±7.7Highest 8% above ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
| Washburn and Waterboro 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% |
21.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro 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% |
24%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Washburn 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% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Waterboro 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 |
$56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
| Mapleton and Waterboro 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 |
$112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$297,000±$23kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277 46% below ME |
$482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
$1,200±$461Highest 5% above ME |
| Waterboro and Mapleton 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 |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,772Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Washburn 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% |
12.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Waterboro 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 | — | — | #80 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Washburn District High School | Massabesic High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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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.