Compare towns
Newcastle vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcastle has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | Newcastle | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 664Lowest |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.8±3.6Highest 22% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±14.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newcastle and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$49kLowest 8% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$47kHighest 42% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$448Highest 7% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Newcastle and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,278Highest 74% above ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.2%±48.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Newcastle and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 52% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 20%±4.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.