Compare towns
Patten vs Mapleton vs Stacyville
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 (28.7%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Stacyville has the most affordable homes ($102k 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 | Patten | Mapleton | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154 |
1,884Highest |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest 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 | $51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
| Mapleton and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$101,700±$25kLowest 66% below ME |
| Mapleton and Patten 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±$277 46% below ME |
$880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
| Stacyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199 61% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.