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Mapleton vs Waterboro vs Tremont
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Waterboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Waterboro | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
8,055Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
42±3.1 6% below ME |
45.6±8.5Highest about the ME average |
| Tremont 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% |
22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Lowest 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% |
14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Tremont 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% |
24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$89,392±$16k 20% above ME |
$88,803±$8kLowest 19% 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±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$297,000±$23k about the ME average |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,200±$461 5% above ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Waterboro 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 |
$2,772 9% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont 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 | — | #80 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Massabesic High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.