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Mapleton vs Washburn vs Weld
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).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
Weld has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Weld |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,355 |
459Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.2±7.7 8% above ME |
64±6.7Highest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7 ME: 22.4% |
44.4%±12.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Washburn 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 |
$62,083±$11k 17% below ME |
| Mapleton and Weld 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 |
$268,600±$17kHighest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
$482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,571 48% below ME |
$1,308Lowest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Washburn and Mapleton 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% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±8.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Weld and Mapleton 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 45/MSAD 45 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Washburn District High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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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.