Compare towns
Porter vs Mapleton vs Hodgdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Porter | Mapleton | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746 |
1,884Highest |
1,428Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Mapleton and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
$191,800±$23k 35% below ME |
$159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
| Porter and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$695±$426Highest 39% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Highest 39% below ME |
$1,789 41% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter 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 | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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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.