Compare towns
Mount Chase 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
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Mapleton has the most expensive homes ($192k median).
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 | Mount Chase | Mapleton | Baring plantation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280 |
1,884Highest |
166Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
48.5±19.8 8% above ME |
| Mount Chase and Baring plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±11.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Mount Chase 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+ | 32.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±6.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$117,700±$20k 60% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
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| Mount Chase and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548 49% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,167Lowest 62% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baring plantation and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
2.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Mapleton 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.