Compare towns
Newport vs Mapleton vs Corinna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the most expensive homes ($235k median).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Corinna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
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 | Newport | Mapleton | Corinna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,143Highest |
1,884Lowest |
2,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Highest 12% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
42.6±4.9 5% below ME |
| Newport and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
21%±5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Newport and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13k 19% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
| Mapleton and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,800±$30kHighest 21% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
| Newport and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104 22% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$938±$599Highest 18% below ME |
| Corinna and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018Highest about the ME average |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±27 ME: 48.4% |
| Newport and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Newport and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #97 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.