Compare towns
Orient vs Mapleton vs Appleton vs Haynesville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orient has the most people working from home (81%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Haynesville has the most affordable homes ($77k median).
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 | Orient | Mapleton | Appleton | Haynesville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 137 |
1,884Highest |
1,360 |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.2±7.4 10% above ME |
55.5±12.9 24% above ME |
| Orient and Haynesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7 ME: 18.1% |
10.7%±23.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Orient are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 46%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±19.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.1% ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4 ME: 5.8% |
7.6%±10.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Haynesville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $548,600±$183kHighest 85% above ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$235,600±$33k 21% below ME |
$77,100±$8kLowest 74% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,104±$82 3% below ME |
$1,333±$705Highest 17% above ME |
| Haynesville and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$3,588Highest 18% above ME |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
85.4%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
9.7% ME: 10.7% |
2.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.6% ME: 74.3% |
79.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
39 minHighest 60% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Appleton Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None 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.