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Starks vs Mapleton vs Calais vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
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 | Starks | Mapleton | Calais | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 556Lowest |
1,884Highest |
1,713 |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
42±8.6 8% above U.S. |
47.5±9.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
24.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Vineyard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Vineyard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 21% below U.S. |
$91,731±$25k 14% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$61,806±$19kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Calais and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$191,800±$23k 42% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$190,000±$76k 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301 25% below U.S. |
$610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$925±$490 35% below U.S. |
| Calais and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$1,789 43% below U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$2,136 32% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Vineyard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
31 min 18% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±8.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.