Compare towns
Mapleton vs Winthrop vs Augusta
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).
Winthrop has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% 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 | Winthrop | Augusta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
6,191 |
19,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
| Winthrop and Augusta 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% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop 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% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Augusta 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% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Augusta 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 |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
| Mapleton and Winthrop 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 |
$294,800±$41kHighest about the ME average |
$201,000±$18k 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$892±$319 22% below ME |
$919±$79Highest 19% below ME |
| Augusta and Winthrop 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 |
$3,506Highest 15% above ME |
$2,465 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% ME: 74.3% |
92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Augusta 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 | — | #12 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Winthrop Public Schools | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy |
| High school in town | None in town | Winthrop High School | Cony |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7Lowest |
17.9Highest |
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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.