Compare towns
Temple vs Limerick vs Mapleton vs Wales
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Mapleton has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Wales has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Temple | Limerick | Mapleton | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 824Lowest |
3,400Highest |
1,884 |
1,924 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+10.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
40.4±9.2 10% below ME |
41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
35.1±4.2 22% below ME |
| Mapleton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
30.2%±6 ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
17.1%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
11%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Mapleton and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
27.5% ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±3.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wales and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$101,172±$15kHighest 35% above ME |
$91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$77,004±$5k 3% above ME |
| Limerick and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79k 29% below ME |
$269,400±$29kHighest 9% below ME |
$191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$250,400±$28k 16% below ME |
| Limerick and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565 28% above ME |
$1,758±$407Highest 54% above ME |
$610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,154±$64 about the ME average |
| Limerick and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367 22% below ME |
$2,520 17% below ME |
$1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,578Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5 ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.2 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
83.3%±37.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Wales and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
25.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
38 minHighest 53% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
28 min 14% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±6.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wales and Limerick 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 04 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | Oak Hill High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 11.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.