Compare towns
Northport vs Mapleton vs Belfast
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Northport | Mapleton | Belfast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,621Lowest |
1,884 |
6,986Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.6±3.8 26% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Belfast and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.1%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,523±$8k about the ME average |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$67,679±$9kLowest 9% below ME |
| Mapleton and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,400±$36kHighest 16% above ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$340,900±$34k 15% above ME |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$299Highest 4% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$962±$92 16% below ME |
| Northport and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,721 10% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$4,145Highest 37% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.4%±14.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Belfast 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% ME: 10.7% |
16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.2%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Northport and Belfast 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 | — | — | #84 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Northport Public Schools | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Belfast Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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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.