Compare towns
Mount Chase vs Mapleton vs Limerick vs Hersey
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1977).
Limerick has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Hersey has the oldest population (median age 60.5).
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 | Limerick | Hersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 280 |
1,884 |
3,400Highest |
47Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
40.4±9.2Lowest 10% below ME |
60.5±3.2Highest 35% above ME |
| Hersey and Mount Chase 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% |
18.7%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
8.5%±58Lowest 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%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34%±54.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hersey and Mount Chase 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% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
0%±33.1Lowest 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±$7k 44% below ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
| Limerick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$162,500±$113k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
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| Limerick and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,520Highest 17% below ME |
$2,417 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limerick 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% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
21.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1994 17 yrs newer than ME |
2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±23.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Limerick 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 | 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.