Compare towns
Searsmont vs Mapleton vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Searsmont has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Searsmont | Mapleton | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,646 |
1,884Highest |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±9.8Highest about the ME average |
41.8±6 7% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
| Searsmont and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Searsmont and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.6% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Searsmont and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,000±$20k 16% above ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$74,250±$18kLowest about the ME average |
| Mapleton and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,000±$31kHighest 4% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$311 17% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$975±$891Highest 14% below ME |
| Morrill and Searsmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,788Highest 8% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±41.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Searsmont and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.3%±10.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Searsmont and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 71 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.