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Stacyville vs Mapleton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stacyville has the most people working from home (22.6%).
Mapleton has the most expensive homes ($192k 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 | Stacyville | Mapleton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 465Lowest |
1,884Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±4.6Highest 11% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
| Stacyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±8.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1Highest 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+ | 20.6%±9.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Stacyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,583±$26kLowest 27% below ME |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above 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 | $101,700±$25kLowest 66% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$74Highest 23% below ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% 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 | $1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.6%±16.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Stacyville and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 89 | RSU 79/MSAD 01 |
| High school in town | Katahdin Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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| 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.