Compare towns
Meddybemps vs Mapleton vs Topsfield
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%).
Topsfield has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
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 | Topsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 139Lowest |
1,884Highest |
214 |
| 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 |
63.5±4.9 42% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Topsfield 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% |
13.1%±10.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Topsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.9%±12.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Topsfield and Meddybemps 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% |
14.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$48,125±$16k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$141,700±$32kLowest 52% 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 |
$957Lowest 68% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Meddybemps and Mapleton 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% |
13.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 28% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.1%±6.2Lowest 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 | East Range CSD |
| High school 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.