Compare towns
Orient vs Warren vs Mapleton
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).
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 | Warren | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 137Lowest |
4,932Highest |
1,884 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 62±9Highest 38% above ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±18.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest 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% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Warren 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 |
$232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
| Warren and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Orient and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 35.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 81%±44Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #120 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.