Compare towns
Meddybemps vs Mapleton vs Baring plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
Baring plantation has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Meddybemps | Mapleton | Baring plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 139Lowest |
1,884Highest |
166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.5±19.8 8% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±11.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Meddybemps and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$117,700±$20kLowest 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277 46% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206 60% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
22.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school 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.