Compare towns
Smyrna vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smyrna has the most kids (33.2% under 18).
Mapleton has the most people working from home (10.8%).
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 | Smyrna | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 380Lowest |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 31±9.6Lowest 31% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
| Mapleton and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 10.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
| Mapleton and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,100±$10kLowest 61% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $425±$63Lowest 63% below ME |
$610±$277Highest 46% below ME |
| Mapleton and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,200Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mapleton and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 37% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.4%±6.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mapleton and Smyrna 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.