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Mapleton vs Wheelock vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Greene has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Wheelock | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884 |
717Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6 7% above U.S. |
51±5.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
39.7±4.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Wheelock and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Greene 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Greene 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 14% above U.S. |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$98,093±$16kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Greene 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±$23k 42% below U.S. |
$189,600±$37kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$270,000±$23kHighest 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
— | $1,194±$224Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$2,937 6% below U.S. |
$2,965Highest 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.8%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Greene 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 | — | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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U.S. 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.