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Mapleton vs Windham vs Rochester
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 affordable homes ($192k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (19%).
Rochester has the most renters (34% rent).
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 | Windham | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
19,188 |
33,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
43±1.8Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Rochester and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Windham 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% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rochester 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mapleton and Rochester 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. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$80,836±$3kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Windham 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 42% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$279,100±$10k 16% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
$1,369±$72Highest 3% below U.S. |
| Rochester and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$3,938 26% above U.S. |
$5,334Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.3%±7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rochester and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
66%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±2.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #98 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 14 | Rochester School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | Spaulding High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1Lowest |
13.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.