Compare towns
Mapleton vs Wayne vs Morrill
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 renters (20.1% rent).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Wayne | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Highest |
1,101 |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Mapleton 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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±$25k 23% above ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$74,250±$18kLowest about the ME average |
| Wayne 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 35% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$983±$554Highest 14% below ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
| Wayne and Morrill 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 |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Morrill and Wayne 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne 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 38 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.