Compare towns
Patten vs Mapleton vs Parkman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Patten | Mapleton | Parkman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Lowest |
1,884Highest |
896 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
51.7±5.6 15% above ME |
| Patten and Parkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Parkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$54,231±$21k 27% below ME |
| Mapleton and Parkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$168,900±$25k 43% below ME |
| Mapleton and Parkman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
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| Mapleton and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$2,000Highest 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5 ME: 48.4% |
4.4%±42.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.